Hi! I'm self-dx'd but on the path to official dx so I can get some support but I had a couple questions I have an awful habit of chewing/destroying any straw I use without even meaning to, is this common among autistic people? I know chew/stim toys exist but they just don't -feel- right And are speech impediments/slow speech common? If I'm interrupted I also tend to lose my entire train of thought :( I'd love to know if others experience this too! Thankyou for your blog ❤
Yeah, chewing straws is a really common stim! I personally do it!Speech impediments are common as well - sometimes there are comorbid speech disorders that occur along with the autism, and sometimes having a speech impediment is simply an autistic trait!