self-regulatory

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ regulatory.

Adjective

self-regulatory (not comparable)

  1. That regulates without external control or monitoring.
    • 2021, Erin Felepchuk, “Stimming, Improvisation, and COVID-19: (Re)negotiating Autistic Sensory Regulation During a Pandemic”, in Disability Studies Quarterly‎[1], volume 41, number 3, archived from the original on 22 January 2022:
      One of the primary ways autistic people use stimming is as a self-regulatory mechanism and adaptive response to inaccessible sensory landscapes.
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