self-stim

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ stim.

Verb

self-stim (third-person singular simple present self-stims, present participle self-stimming, simple past and past participle self-stimmed)

1. Synonym of self-stimulate.

   He self-stims when I'm not watching, and sometimes even when I am.

   • 2007, Robert E. Cimera, Making Autism a Gift‎^[1], page 117:

     Perhaps that is why your child is rocking back and forth, tapping his finger, or whatever he does! […] Or your child could be sensation seeking. That is, he self-stims because it feels good!

Noun

self-stim (plural self-stims)

1. An instance or habit of self-stimulation.

   Synonym: stim

Anagrams

• film sets, film-sets, filmsets, leftisms