@drgroftehauge@sigmoid.social That's a good point! In practice, though, empathy wins out. I don't mind another #ActuallyAutistic person's stims, knowing what it would cost to suppress them. In fact, when #autism doesn't come with learning difficulties, I'm gratified that the other person feels comfortable enough to stim in front of me. If an autistic person does have learning difficulties, trying to make that person suppress stims is particularly cruel, although many allistic (non-autistic) people don't understand that. @jeffowski@mastodon.world