Meet Courtney: Vocal stimming

Vocal stimming is just like other stimming. I do it to manage negative feelings. I really don't like answering questions, its hard for me. So if you meet me and I am making funny sounds I am just trying to calm myself down.

I am not a bad child.

If you bump into me in the store and I am screaming in the cart it is not because I am a bad child. I am not screaming because I did not get something that I want. Being in the store is hard for me. Its loud, the lights are bright and they flicker, there are so many people and everything smells different. My brain works a little differently than yours does. I can't filter out information, so everything comes at me all at once. Its like trying to listen to 10 people talking to you at the same time. I can't make sense of it all. I also get frustrated sometimes because I cant explain everything that I want to explain. I am getting better with talking but it is still pretty uncomfortable for me.
It really is too bad if you meet me and I am in a bad mood because I am a great kid. I am usually very happy and love people. I don't know exactly how to make friends yet, but I am working on it. I have learned that if I bump into you, drop something or fall down you will react to me. So if I do this to you I am not trying to be rude I am trying to be friendly.
It was great to meet you. I hope that by meeting me you will learn a little bit about autism and help to teach others as well.

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