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Steven Kapp

Lecturer, University of Portsmouth

Steven Kapp is lecturer in psychology at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom.

June 2019
Illustration shows variety of stimming behaviors: hand flapping, muttering, rocking, doodling.

Stimming, therapeutic for autistic people, deserves acceptance

by  /  25 June 2019

Repetitive behaviors such as hand-flapping and spinning may give autistic people a sense of control; instead of discouraging these behaviors, therapists should address triggers upsetting to autistic people.

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