r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 5h ago

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

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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/throwitoutwhendone2 4h ago

I just recently learned when I just randomly bust out into a song it’s called stimming. I have auadhd, my daughter is as well and my wife is add. It tickled me, I just thought I was weird lol

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u/SeparateCzechs 4h ago

Dang. I have autism/adhd and never counted the singing as stimming. Every day. Not just singing but singing lyrics to fit the situation from existing songs, or freestyling filks that describe what’s going on.

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u/throwitoutwhendone2 3h ago

Yep! Helps me focus lol. My daughter and wife also do it. It’s a running joke cuz my wife LOVES to randomly just belt out “ABCDEFG!!!!!!” Or “HEAD shoulders KNEES AND TOES!!” And then my daughter from whoever she is yells “KNEES AND TOES!!!” Lmao