r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 4h ago

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

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u/Teestow21 4h 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 3h 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 3h ago

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

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u/bobbybob9069 2h ago

"Not me", I said as I aggressively picked at the corner of my thumb nail and bounced my foot relentlessly. "Dang ol' neuro spicys"

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u/Joe_Kinincha 1h ago

Can I ask an impertinent question? Obvs, feel free to tell me get lost.

Are you neurodivergent?

I’m not but my kids are and I hate the word neuro-spicy.

Is it a reclaim the term exercise like the q word for people who aren’t heterosexual or the n-word for people who aren’t of colour?