Stop rocking when recording Rambles on stereo microphones.
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LordLundin
Allie Turner
Okay, if I'm in a job interview, then of course I'm not gonna rock. But if I'm like at a restaurant, or just sitting somewhere in public, then I will rock, because I just don't give a shit what people will think of me. They can think whatever they want. I had a teacher in school tell me that I shouldn't rock in public, because people will think that there's something wrong with me, or that they will think I'm not all there. She actually said that. I was just like, "Okay, let them think that." Also, if I'm nervous, rocking helps me calm down. Plus, rocking is how I listen and enjoy music. If I'm not rocking while I'm listening to music, it's not the same lol. Like I can't enjoy the music as much if I'm not rocking. So oh well. If people have an issue with me rocking, that's there problem. I'm not gonna stop, just because some people might think differently of me, that's them.
Tapper-🇬🇧
@The Tone Smith hahahahahahahah I love it mate.
Matthew Jon Moran
The Tone Smith
Tapper-🇬🇧
Very interesting people, Thanks for your feedback.
LordLundin
LordLundin
Moonwalker
Extra Terrestrial Ira
This comment section is so damn wild. As a visually impaired person who is also diagnosed with both autism and ADHD, the lack of accountability for one's self is astonishing. Do I have a rocking chair in my apartment? Yes. Will I do anything to get some time swinging on a swing? Absolutely. But none of you will ever hear it unless I want you to. Used to bounce my leg constantly in the car, driving everyone crazy. I learned how to not do it through cognitive therapy, occupational therapy,and practice. Before anyone starts... yes most of these disorders are spectrums, not everyone has competent parents or other adults who will help them work on this behavior as a child, not everyone knows what resources are available to them, etc. but at some point we are all adults that are responsible for ourselves, and if you're not willing/able to access resources or learn new skills, it's most likely not a good idea to be on an 18+ app posting content for anyone to listen to. And if you are so overwhelmed that you absolutely need to engage in stimming behavior then you don't have any business recording a ramble or being on social media in general at that time. You ought to be using your healthy coping skills and working on regulating and de-escalating yourself. Most neurodivergent people have definitely been there, but if I'm that upset I need to help myself and not be out here on the internet. I can't speak for other countries, but in the US, most government insurance programs will pay for an occupational therapist. Department of rehabilitation will pay for an ILS instructor who can also help in this case. There are even free programs that can help neurodivergent adults. And, if this is truly a neurodivergent thing that cannot be helped, then why are there so many autistic or ADHD sightlings that have figured out how not to do all that in public? It doesn't matter what you do in the privacy of your own home, but surely we can all understand why doing things like this in public is an issue? I have quite a few sensory sensitivities, which often result in me preferring not to wear clothes if I can help it. Does it make someone an ableist if they feel uncomfortable with me sitting naked in a job interview? How about on a date? Or sitting next to me on a plane? It does not, because that would necessitate some pretty extreme leaps in logic. One could argue that picking one's nose is a stimming tool, but I still don't want to sit next to someone who does that. If you want to do it in your own home alone or around a partner who's really really into it, then that is your prerogative, but don't do it in public and expect everyone to be okay with it. If we are going to operate with this kind of thinking though, then one of my stimming behaviors is getting lots and lots of other people's money, because I say it is. So let's all be free to stim wherever and whenever and rock and bounce, and flap our hands and give Ira all your money and if that doesn't sound good to you, then you're just an ablest.
James
Robert Kingett
James
Madness!
I know someone who was rocking and had their thumb jammed in their eyeball during a job interview. And they wonder why they didn't get the job… There’s a difference between having a blindism and being unaware of context. If someone is rocking and pressing their eye, it’s not unreasonable for interviewers to read that as instability. You can’t blame others for reacting to what they see. Many of these behaviors can be redirected in professional settings, and choosing not to do that is a choice, not discrimination.
Allie Turner
Yeah I don't use the stereo mics. And I rock all the time too, but I'm not gonna do it on Ramblio.
Pat
At Robert, what you're basically saying is you came to this thread to be offended. You must be a real joy to be around. 
Stephanie
Agreed. As someone with AuDHD, I do stim too, but not so much rocking; for me, I'm more into the fidgets.
Moonwalker
I have autism in addition to blindness and other disabilities. Mild CP. I need to stimm when I am experiencing being overwhelming and sensory overload. Or I if I have anxiety. If I don't stimm my sensory overload is too much and gets worse. I am not doing it just for the hell of it to be bothersome or annoying to others. Its not like I am harming anyone around me when I need to stimm. Sad that blind autistics have to endure such bothersome reactions like this.
Stephanie
Simon Bonenfant
The AI Wizard
You’re setting your standards way too high for this crowd, Luke. lol, since when did everybody become a snowflake.
Luke
Stephanie
Robert Kingett
I came here to see the amount of ableism in the thread and the blind people in this thread really did not raise my expectations but I’ve generally come to accept lack of understanding of other disabilities or compassion as a default feature of the blind community 
Pumpkin pie spice latte
When I was on clubhouse a couple of years ago, there was someone who used to rock in his bed. Well, someone asked him what was that noise and he said that what he was doing was just rolling his body from side to side in bed. Not just of course sitting up on the side of the bed rocking or whatever. And he would have whole conversations as we heard the springs in the bed just squeaking. He lived with his father and he always said that his father hated it. And yes, he was blind. 
Erica Cole
not everyone can help it. It's annoying, but some people truly cannot stop. It's caused by the brain searching for more stimulation than it's getting. Set up mono audio in hearing settings if its that bothersome.
The AI Wizard
TheBlindVandura
The AI Wizard
Pat, what I wonder, is if someone’s ever gotten really going at the rocking Ford and backwards and slammed right into another person,? That would be a little bit awkward. 
Pat
The AI Wizard
Hand flapping? That must look totally ridiculous. 
The AI Wizard
A “blindism” is a natural, often unconscious movement or habit that some blind people develop, such as rocking, hand-flapping, eye pressing, humming, or head movements. These behaviors usually serve a purpose: they help with self-regulation, focus, comfort, orientation, or emotional expression in the absence of visual feedback. Blindisms are not signs of low intelligence, emotional problems, or poor upbringing—they are adaptive responses to how the brain processes information without sight. Some blind people have them, some don’t, and many can reduce or control them when needed, especially in public or professional settings. One of the most common reasons blindisms continue is simply that no sighted person ever explains that these movements aren’t typical for others, so there’s no social feedback to signal when or why they might stand out.
TheBlindVandura
gold sunlight
James
TheBlindVandura
Luke
The AI Wizard
It’s a blindism, and because nobody ever told them not to. 
Jayson Tyler
Some people have different conditions different disabilities that will cause rocking