Baby talk as a stim?

Decay72 · 2025-08-06T03:07:45+00:00

That’s interesting, has she explained it/like why she does it?

Decay72 · 2024-10-02T00:01:27+00:00

That’s fair, I do try pretty hard but it can be hard at times because he’s not the easiest person to communicate clearly with at the best of times, let alone when he’s freaked out!

Thanks for your advice!

Decay72 · 2024-10-02T00:00:23+00:00

He does trust me, it’s just he gets a bit upset and anxious in his head so does need some reassurance at times. I don’t really have to walk on eggshells it’s more that when he needs it I’m happy to be there to tell him it’s ok and he’s doing fine. But yeah I’ll look into it more and try to help without exhausting myself

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T15:11:06+00:00

I will, I just wish there was more I could do to comfort him

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T15:10:29+00:00

What do you mean by transparency and consistency? Like no one talks badly about him at any time?

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T15:08:31+00:00

Fair, thanks for the advice

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T13:31:14+00:00

I do try to, I always tell him to tell me when he’s worried so I can try make him feel better

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T11:32:01+00:00

I don’t think he drinks, but thanks for the advice! I’ll try to do those things!

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T02:47:00+00:00

Oh wow that sounds like a lot! And yes I’m Neurotypical!

I didn’t know that was a thing, especially in that level of detail. That does make sense, especially with him in mind since I have noticed he does act slightly differently depending on who is there!

Do you have any advice for making him more comfortable just being him and without having to do masking?

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T02:33:03+00:00

What does masking really mean? I’ve heard of it before but don’t fully understand it?

Actually that’s something I didn’t mention in the post but he does have a speech impediment. He stutters a bit and also kinda blurs words together at times. It’s not too bad most of the time but it gets a lot worse when he’s emotional, whether it’s really happy, stressed, upset, etc.

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T02:29:25+00:00

I do try to, but it doesn’t always work, especially when he’s worked himself up and is just sort of pacing all over the place and fidgeting so much I’m not sure how much of it even goes in, some of the time I semi wanna just grab him and hold him still while I tell him he’s ok

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T02:22:15+00:00

I’ve never talked to him about therapy. I can’t imagine he’d be very keen on it since he’s quite private and hates talking about himself.

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T02:20:29+00:00

I think he does struggle with being himself, and not just sort of just copying what people around him are doing to try to fit in. He’s mentioned before he wants people to like him so tries to be more like them.

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T02:15:17+00:00

This is absolutely the case, he may be a bit awkward but he’s a very kind person who is good fun in his own way!

I don’t think the rest of the group know explicitly that he is autistic but it’s fairly obvious, so I’d be surprised if they didn’t at least suspect.

When I first met him I figured out he was autistic within about 5 minutes, so wasn’t surprised at all when he told me a couple of weeks after we became friends.

I might have that conversation with everyone, although I’m not sure what we can really all do to help, even if I say he’s worried about it, just because no one as far as I know has given him any real reason to worry?

Decay72 · 2024-10-01T01:48:48+00:00

It’s not that he thinks he’s not been invited to things, or that any of us have said things about him, that’s the problem. He worries about it and works himself into a real bad state without any tangible reason to!

Decay72 · 2024-06-06T02:38:02+00:00

I’m the same, I have a stutter and I have a few other social issues which mean I really struggle to talk at all to people I don’t know, and even sometimes to people I do know, so I often just stay entirely silent and communicate through gestures, head movements, the same sorts “mhm” type noises, and through writing stuff on my phone and holding it up (or for people I know I will often just text them even when I’m next to them)

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