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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The study in question in case you don’t wanna watch a cringy 13min YouTube vid https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27546330241311096

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

is there a third way to understand conclusions than watching cringy video or reading tones of text?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Read the abstract, then read the conclusion. If you want to dig deeper into the findings, read the discussion section. Unless you're interested in the minutia of the methods or the research context, you can skip the rest of the paper.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wish there were more options than just bubble poppers and fidget spinners.

My type of stimming involves touching soft fabrics and firm needles like hard velcro loops or pine needles.

...a bit unusual it seems.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Whatever floats your boat

Maybe pickup some Velcro to keep in your pocket