#blindisms

“Stimming” (Which is usually called “Blindisms” when discussing vision impairment, as doctor’s haven’t really grasped the commonality of self-moderation of sensory experience..)

I’ve touched on it before, but most blind people exhibit different forms of neurodivergency (sometimes we get an additional diagnosis, but not in most cases). Blindisms are similar to what the Autism community would call “stimming.” These can be general (rocking back and forth, spinning, etc.) or blind-specific (light gazing). One of my main ones is walking. I have a certain pattern in my house that I will walk (sometimes for hours at a time). This pattern includes going around my dining room table, which is now a different shape and position than I’m used to, and it’s really messing me up!!!

Hello, all of you.