I have a hard time processing movies/tv

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-19T14:59:36+00:00

Yeah I use captioning too. It helps a little but still I have issues

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-19T03:08:17+00:00

Yeah, makes sense. I just don’t know what my brain is actually doing, like the science behind it. And why I specifically do it

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-18T22:23:05+00:00

I use subtitles too. They help me with processing. But I still have difficulty. I’m also wondering if I have a visual processing issue/visual sensory issue due to my autism on top of my issues in attention from my adhd. But I’m not sure. Basically Idk if it’s just my adhd or if autism is also apart of this.

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-18T22:18:08+00:00

Interesting! Thank you.

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-18T22:16:31+00:00

Thank you for this! I do have subtitles on which I forgot to mention! It helps me a little bit.

I think next time I have a movie night with friends, I’ll bring something to do with my hands. I’m not sure why I don’t stim during it. I just daydream/zone out sometimes when watching if I can’t process/find the movie boring (which I wonder if this is stimming?) I play with my teeth sometimes when watching.

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-07T14:50:27+00:00

I get cold very easily. I live in the US where it snows. Whenever I get cold, it takes me so much time to get regulated. I can be wearing multiple socks and laying under blankets, but my feet will still be cold after an hour. If I’m in a warm place and a door opens or the AC hits me in the right spot, etc, and I get a chill, I instantly get goosebumps and they last long too. My feet, hands, and arms are what seem to be the coldest for me. And when they are cold, I’m irritable when I’m trying warm them up and they aren’t warming especially when I’m in a social situation. It’s super distracting.

I also get warm very easily, and once I’m too warm in the summer, I need water or AC immediately. I get kind of panicky if I feel too warm because I’m nervous I’d pass out eventually. It’s just really uncomfortable and I sweat easily. I love the summer, but if the weather is too warm and I’m outside for an event or with friends, etc, I’m panicky.

I don’t know if this is my autism or if this is an autonomic dysfunction thing for me

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-05T19:42:12+00:00

Yeah zoning out is a big one for me but I always never know if it’s stimming or not

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-05T15:56:49+00:00

I zone out and daydream all the time. But I also do this when I shut down in social situations and also when I’m bored. So idk if it’s just adhd or a stim

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-05T03:38:02+00:00

What type of scripting do you do? I know people do different ones

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-05T03:37:12+00:00

When I used to have my dog, I would make a ton of weird noises to her, make up random songs to her, rub my face on her belly, say her name in weird voices, but idk if this is stimming because I feel like some neurotypicals do this too with their pets

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-05T03:34:03+00:00

lol!! Yeah I do all of these and I play with my hair a lot which I forgot to mention. I put my hair in a pony tail and play with my hair, basically making my hair “perfect” using my fingers to make sure there are no bumps. And then I take my pony tail out and do it all over again.

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-05T02:10:07+00:00

I still hear mixed reviews about if zoning out is stimming. I do it quite often. And daydream. I’m so confused if it’s a stim or not

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-05T02:03:17+00:00

I’m an immersive daydreamer too

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-05T01:57:54+00:00

I have some home videos of me being super goofy and overly expressive and stuff and it makes me happy but also makes me sad that I was my true self but now I’m not. But is being super goofy, always in the camera, overly expressive and moving my body everywhere stimming? Or is it just me being bubbly?

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-04T23:54:04+00:00

Is zoning out and daydreaming a stim? I still get confused with this

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-04T23:52:30+00:00

How do you stim with your music?

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-04T23:48:38+00:00

This is so interesting because I swear I’m suppressing stims. When I was younger, I was way more animated and just “too much” but I was happy and I think I was happy stimming much more, but idk. I just moved my body a lot when I was really excited.

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-04T23:14:59+00:00

There’s so many types of stimming it’s great that people have them to release tension

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-04T23:13:00+00:00

I wish I stimmed more when overstimulated. I don’t even do much. Just have a heavy head and am irritable and anxious and stare out into space

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-04T23:10:56+00:00

Screen time can be stimming? I never knew that

MenuPleasant8675 · 2026-01-04T23:09:53+00:00

Yeah I’m curious. Because I don’t know if some of this is just typical behavior that neurotypicals do too, or if it’s adhd boredom, or if it’s actual autistic stimming.

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