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Autism and Stims

I have a question on my questionnaire to the graduate students that asks.
 * "What should you do if you see that a child is beginning to stim or become agitated?" **

The purpose of this item is I want to know whether there is a recognition of what this might mean for the child and then how to respond.

Here are some articles that talk about this.

http://autismdigest.com/why-do-kids-with-autism-stim/ Temple Grandin talk about her own stims and what her family did as well as what she feels should occur.

http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news/autism-stim-or-not-stim-33930222 This is from the perspective of a parent.