Self-regulate

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Of a mechanism, government, person, etc.: to regulate itself without external assistance. intransitive

    "I stim to self-regulate and to avoid sensory overload, meltdowns, or shutdowns in environments that are inaccessible."

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"I stim to self-regulate and to avoid sensory overload, meltdowns, or shutdowns in environments that are inaccessible."

Etymology

From self- + regulate.

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