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textures

  1. Squib

    Favourite Textures/Stims

    What are you guys' favourite textures and stims? Recently I've really enjoyed touching my fake leather jacket, because it's one of the few textures that feel good regardless of how my hands feel (a lot of textures bother me much more than usual if my hands feel too dry). One of my favourite...
  2. Sabrina

    Rules for eating or arranging food?

    I remember vividly getting confused with how I was supposed to eat. Like, one fork meat, another rice, another plantain. 'But wait. Am I following the right order? I think I ate rice twice'... and so on, so people would talk to me (of course, I hadn't heard a thing, I was concentrated in...
    • Sabrina
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    • colors food foods should not touch? grown up kids order repetitive behaviours sensory processing textures
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  3. Caelix3

    What are your favorite textures?

    Mine are... Fluffy things (like those pom-poms that you hang on your purse) Soft things (like stuff animals) Smooth things (like a stone or a ring) Squishy things (like a stress ball or playdoh)
  4. Coupe

    Extremely selective of fabric textures?

    Is anyone else selective about what kind of fabrics/cloth textures they come into contact with? Not just with clothes (although that's a big part of it) but with blankets, bedding, pillowcases, sofas, stuffed animals, etc? I love very soft, fluffy, cuddly and smooth fabrics/coverings, such as...
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