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A hug machine, also known as a hug box, a squeeze machine, or a squeeze box, is a therapeutic device designed to calm hypersensitive persons, usually autistic individuals. The device was invented by Temple Grandin to administer deep-touch pressure, a type of physical stimulation often self-administered by autistic individuals as a means of self-soothing. Autistic people often have sensory processing disorder, which entails abnormal levels of stimulation of the senses (such as hypersensitivity). Because of difficulty with social interactions, it can be uncomfortable or impractical to turn to other human beings for comfort, including hugs. Grandin addressed this by designing the hug machine, in part to help her own anxiety and sensory sensitivity.
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Self-stimulatory behavior (also called stimming, stims, self-stimulation, stereotypy, and stereotypic movement disorder) is the repetition of physical movements, sounds, words, moving objects, or other behaviors. Stimming is a type of restricted and repetitive behavior (RRB). Such behaviors are found to some degree in all people, but are especially intense and frequent in those with developmental disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sensory processing disorder, or autism. Stimming has been interpreted as a protective response to sensory overload, in which people calm themselves by blocking less predictable environmental stimuli, to which they have a heightened sensory processing sensitivity. Stimming can be a way to relieve anxiety and other negative or heightened emotions. Although some forms of stimming behaviors have typically been shown to be healthy and beneficial—as they help regulate intense sensory experiences, relieve intense emotions such as anxiety, may facilitate understanding and social interactions with other autistic people, may promote pleasant emotions, and facilitate sense of security— stimming is often socially stigmatized. Those who are neurodivergent often feel that they should hide or decrease their repetitive behaviors because they appear to be socially unacceptable and often elicit negative reactions from those who do not understand their cause. While reducing disruptive or inherently harmful repetitive behaviors can be beneficial, there are also potential risks to mental health and well-being in suppressing and masking some autistic stimming behaviors that are not harmful or are adaptive. Stimming behaviors can consist of tactile, visual, auditory, vocal, proprioceptive (which pertains to limb sensing), olfactory, and vestibular stimming (which pertains to balance). Some common examples of stimming include hand flapping, clapping, rocking, blinking, pacing, head banging, repeating noises or words, snapping fingers, toe walking, and spinning objects. In some cases, stimming can be dangerous and physically harmful to the person doing it; for example, individuals may risk injuring themselves by forcefully banging their body parts against walls. Another problem is that repetitive behaviors can disrupt learning and social communication for some autistic individuals in some situations.
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The Language Environment Analysis (LENA) is a nonprofit organization that developed a technology system comprising a LENA device, patented processing software, and secure cloud-based data access. LENA technology is utilized by community organizations globally to support interactive talk between children and caregivers. According to LENA, as of 2025, its technology has been adopted by over 500 organizations across 40 countries. Peer-reviewed studies using the LENA System have been conducted by researchers at institutions including Harvard, MIT, Brown University, and Stanford University, as well as hospitals and other research organizations. Research applications include investigations into language development in children, autism, child language acquisition, and communication in deaf and hard-of-hearing families.
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Temple Grandin is a 2010 American biographical drama television film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, an autistic woman whose innovations revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses. It is based on Grandin's memoirs Emergence and Thinking in Pictures. The biopic was inspired by executive producer Emily Gerson Saines, whose experience as the mother of an autistic child motivated her to share Temple Grandin’s story. She secured Grandin’s approval in the late 1990s but faced years of setbacks before the project came to fruition. After several creative shifts, the film was directed by Mick Jackson, with Claire Danes cast as Grandin. Danes immersed herself in the role, studying Grandin’s work and spending time with her to capture her unique persona. Filmed in Texas in 2008, the production emphasized authenticity, even involving Grandin in key moments. Premiering on HBO on February 6, 2010, the film earned widespread acclaim for its heartfelt and authentic portrayal. Critics praised its ability to make Grandin’s autism relatable and her perspective on livestock psychology deeply compelling. Claire Danes’ performance received particular acclaim for its depth and precision, avoiding sentimentality while portraying Grandin’s growth with nuance. The film’s avoidance of clichés and its thoughtful direction, evocative score, and visuals were widely lauded. Temple Grandin was celebrated as an inspiring, meticulously crafted biopic that offered a rare and moving glimpse into an extraordinary life and mind. It won several awards including five Primetime Emmy Awards, and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild prizes for Danes.
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Lena Dunham (; born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. Dunham also directed several episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series. She started her career writing, directing, and starring in her semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. She has since written and directed the 2022 films Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy. In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2014, Dunham released her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned". In 2015, along with Girls showrunner Jenni Konner, Dunham created the publication Lenny Letter, a feminist online newsletter. The publication ran for three years before its discontinuation in late 2018. Dunham briefly appeared in films such as Supporting Characters and This Is 40 (both 2012), and Happy Christmas (2014). She voiced Mary in the 2016 film My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. On television, aside from Girls, she has played guest roles in Scandal and The Simpsons (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult. Dunham's work, as well as her outspoken presence on social media and in interviews, have attracted significant controversy, praise, criticism, and media scrutiny throughout her career.
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The Accountant is a 2016 American action thriller film written by Bill Dubuque, directed by Gavin O'Connor, and starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J. K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor, and John Lithgow. The storyline follows Christian Wolff, an autistic certified public accountant who makes his living sanitizing fraudulent financial and accounting records of criminal and terrorist organizations around the world that are experiencing internal embezzlement. The Accountant premiered in Los Angeles on October 10, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 14, 2016. Receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film grossed $155 million worldwide. It received praise for Affleck's performance and the action sequences featuring pencak silat, an Indonesian martial art, but it was also criticized for some elements of its portrayal of autism. A sequel, The Accountant 2, was released in 2025 by Amazon MGM Studios, with Affleck, Bernthal, Addai-Robinson and Simmons reprising their roles, while a third film is currently in development.
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The Accountant 2 (stylized as The Accountant2) is a 2025 American action thriller film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Bill Dubuque. It is the sequel to The Accountant (2016). Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and J. K. Simmons reprise their roles from the previous film, with Daniella Pineda joining the cast. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Festival on March 8, 2025 and was theatrically released on April 25, 2025 in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and internationally by the original film's domestic distributor Warner Bros. Pictures. The film has grossed over $102 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, with some considering it an improvement over its predecessor. A sequel is in development.
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