Steven Kapp

Research fellow
University of Exeter

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

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Spectrum

By Steven Kapp

25 June 2019

6 min read

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

Stimming, therapeutic for autistic people, deserves acceptance

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.

Spectrum

Stimming, therapeutic for autistic people, deserves acceptance

By Steven Kapp

25 June 2019 | 6 min read

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