self-regulate
verbEtymology From self- + regulate.
1
Of a mechanism, government, person, etc.: to regulate itself without external assistance.
- I stim to self-regulate and to avoid sensory overload, meltdowns, or shutdowns in environments that are inaccessible.2021, Erin Felepchuk, “Stimming, Improvisation, and COVID-19: (Re)negotiating Autistic Sensory Regulation During a Pandemic”, in Disability Studies Quarterly, volume 41, number 3, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2022:
- Related terms
- self-regulation, self-regulatory