Do Stuffies Help Adults Cope?

Nothing wrong with it. Many people will deny it but a lot of adults do this

It's a comfort item. You were drawn to the little guy. I have accumulated like 4 Llama stuffed in the last 2 years. So trust me I understand. I'm a full adult also and I've also had my hippo stuffie for 23 years. Same age as I am. But yeah. It's definitely comfort with some of them and just a feeling of having a safety net.

I do this as well

I sleep with a stuffed animal every night. I have a bunny that I’ve had since before I was born. It was a gift from some relatives of mine. I slept with that bunny every night until I got up to a college dorm last year. Then I slept with a stuffed dog that looked like my dog that I had since I was in 1st grade, and I sleep with that dog every night while in college. Then when I go home to my parents’ house on weekends, I sleep with the bunny. I’m 21 and I have been sleeping with that bunny ever since.

I sleep with an alien stuffie and I also named it. I am 43. I am not sure I am in the spectrum, but I have a very disturbed sleep and it helps me to relax a bit.

I'm a teen and I do this a lot. I have a special connection with my stuffies. It's ok to have a bond with them too.

A *lot* of the behaviors that have emerged since I started that journey are very child-like, actually. I stick my hand in fountains, I climb stuff, I balance on curbs and painted lines and hop on colored stones and tiles. I wonder if NT people have those same desires, and just feel like they need to "act like adults," or if they legit aren't interested in such things.

I'm way past the stage of accepting that I'm not a neurotypical and, if I want to be happy, I can't pretend I am. Haha. I allow myself the grace to behave how I want to, as long as it's not too disruptive to those around me. This is just a new one for me.

I do this too. Don't see anything wrong with it if it's comforting :)