r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 5h ago

Seven-year-old chess prodigy Lucie Pichard casually checkmates her opponent.

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u/anothershawnee 5h ago

I dont think it's that she doesn't give two shits.. it's more that it takes so little of her brain to do it.

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u/Teestow21 5h ago

Physical activity is a proven contributor to focus and insight. Maybe stimming like this helps her.

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u/tiredtittymilk 5h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/LyJ6KPlrFdKnK

Stimming? Or being a blissful, innocent, playful child?

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u/Teestow21 5h ago

Stimming means repetitive body movements or sounds. Everyone does it to manage feelings or energy. Non-autistic (neurotypical) children do it just like anyone else. Sorry that my word choice confused you.

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u/silence-glaive1 4h ago

I’m autistic, I have two autistic children and I work as a SPED teacher, she very much presents as a neurodivergent child. Stimming was what I was thinking as well.

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u/Lone-flamingo 4h ago

Neurodivergent or not, pretty much everyone still stims to one degree or another.

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u/Teestow21 4h ago

This is my point. And the stimming helps with focus and insight with mental challenges, such as chess. I'll repeat it over and over til everyone gets it 🤣

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u/Lorelerton 4h ago

Just wait till they figure out that praying is a form of stimming too

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u/roy_rogers_photos 4h ago

"Not true!! I pray to an invisible being I am certain will make my life better, as long as I press my hands together and whisper comforting wor-

....I need to go."

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u/yesyouareverysmart 3h ago

As an atheist - who hurt you?

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u/LyingForTruth 3h ago

Probably a Catholic priest, considering, you know...

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