• stimming
• skin picking. biting nails and cuticules, scratching certain spots.
• mild social insecurity, verbal communication comes across as too straightforward or rude
• need for parallel play at certain activities.
• mild nonverbal communication, can't keep for long because i really like to talk and blaber about things.
• mild struggle with executive function
• shutdown and meltdown episodes. i've been tracking the source for these episodes and most seem to be the interruption of some activity
• unusual eating and sleeping habits
• mood swings/emotional disregulation
• mild short-term memory, maybe caused by dissociative episodes?
• self-injury (no eating, no bathing, biting nails) and self-isolation
• intense reaction to minor changes in routine
• repetitive behaviors, liking to have things a certain way
• constantly in-between sensory seeking and avoidant

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• i do not mind being alone most part of the time, i can entertain myself, but i really enjoy other people's company and feel very energized by it. still, i'd rather live alone.
• alarms for eating, brushing my teeth, drinking water
• the smell of oat or watermelon soap
• my friend has a plushie made of polystyrene beads, and it is a good stim. rare occasion of hyperactivity on sensory input.
• i struggle with extreme temperatures (or just above the average neutral weather).
• there's no in-between for clothes: i either want it too long and baggy (lsi), or i want it too fit and short (hsi).
• repeating things over and over to remember them.

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• the color purple
• soup or liquid food, some yellow food
• people singing or humming songs
• heavy breathing
• the smell of ketchup and cinnamon
• strong smells in general
• sudden or escalated noise caused by people/crowds
• cluttered and crowded spaces