stim
v.— «Mom’s 24 and also has a 5-year-old? Has she had any sort of counseling as to what it means to have a Down syndrome child? It’s crucial that she start now with what we call infant stim. We can teach her how to do it.» —“In 24-hour bustle, love is the constant” by Katy Kelly USA Today Dec. 20, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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