Hi Everyone,
I, Michael Lettman, would like to explain how my Cartoon Mind is involved with my "Stimming"!
I've watched many shows & cartoons for a long time back in my past, most of those shows that I've watched had been permanently "downloaded" into my brain which created My Cartoon Mind that I have right now. My Cartoon Mind is filled with memories of many shows that I've watched since my past. I cannot forget any of those shows which I'm OK with since as of now, everything I've ever watched had been completely finished & the current shows that are ongoing are nothing of my interest. There are a few shows of my interest that are still on (like Pokemon) & I've been watching reruns of my past shows for a long time.
My Cartoon Mind became part of my Stimming, every time I randomly think about an exciting part from a show or cartoon from inside my head (by my Cartoon Mind), I become happily frantic, look like I'm frolicking, I pace around for a while, I talk to myself lots of times, I rock my body around while I'm sitting down, & I pensive or ponder a lot, so many times when I stim might be from when I'm thinking about something exciting from my past shows. I try my best to be careful when I'm out in Public since I know if I stim out there then I can't imagine what others would say or even think about something bad about me. So I have to focus on paying attention to my surroundings whenever I'm out there in Public & also because I'm an independent traveler. Sometimes I feel like my stimming in like an autopilot since there were times I stim when I feel like I shouldn't to not disturb anyone. So there were times whenever I stim that those around me has to snap me out of it by calming me down or saying my name a little loud then I come to my senses, although sometimes I can mange to come to my senses on my own.
Whenever I ended up in a Bad Mood, I stim a little (while in a crestfallen mood) & sometimes tiff with those around me. So one of the ways I need to calm down is listening to music of my interest & one of them is Jitterbug from Wham. The Music that I like are only from my past shows & there are a few music from the real world that I enjoy (like Jitterbug from Wham). Sometimes listening to the kind of music that I enjoy places a good mood within my head & I feel the same way when I happily stim.
From my Perspective
For everyone, I would like to say that people with autism might be thinking about anything they've went through for years (like me with my cartoons or shows) which may be permanently within their minds so maybe they look a little strange on the outside or they might be a little too much around others & probably nobody will like that so I think it's better to take your time with them no matter how long they're stimming from whatever they're thinking about inside their heads.
This was the 4th video of my project that'll explain a little more about my Stimming & my Cartoon Mind from my own perspective, Please Enjoy!
From Pondering & Stimming: I would like to share this video that's related to this page. Not only it's related to Stimming & my Cartoon Mind, it's connected to how I ponder which sometimes can lead to me being a procrastinating time waster, Please Enjoy!