Re: Not sure what to call this one I guess....Humping...gyrating...? LOL

[Guest guest]

It is embarrasing to say the least, but I went through this faze too.

I can not adequately explain why as I have not really thought about it until I

just read about it here.

My families solution: Anytime I began this inappropriate behavior anyone who

saw it was to tell me to do that in my bedroom. It took a while, but I did start

going to my room to do it and finally did stop altogether.

Perhaps you will have a bit of more luck.

I think for me it was another one of those things I just did, like wrapping up

in tight blankets, or kicking my feet contantly. I did not know that it was

inappropriate.

Allowing her to still do the behavior in an appropriate setting will not mean

that she will do it more often. When I became more aware of appropriate lady

like behavior I found other times to do the things I needed to to

self-stimulate.

rmh231986 wrote:

Delaney is five and for the past year she has had a horrible habit of

humping everything, It comes and goes and her OT said that it was just

her way of getting deep in-put into her hips and others have told me

it's just a faze and that it will go away..... a year or so later she

still does this my friends nephew (3) (ASD) also does this is anyone

else having this problem and if so how do i get her to stop! it's so

uncomfortable when we have company i am always having to raise my voice

at her to stop.

[Guest guest]

I always crack up when people tell me it's for pressure. We adults

don't enjoy private time with our spouses simply for deep pressure, lol.

I don't know if 5-htp would help with it or not, SSRI does

significantly decrease this behavior but obviously I wouldn't suggest

drugging a child for a natural behavior, they just don't understand

the social implications of it.

One other thing to consider, at NAA conference last fall Dr. Krigsman

showed pictures of various positions kids with gut problems get in,

one was a prone position that I have seen kids with autism do that

appeared to me to be masturbation. Dr. Krigsman stated some people

believe it is masturbation but that it's actually an attempt to help

fecal matter get through the gut, a sign of gut problems. I don't know

that it is exactly that all the time, but did make me wonder about

some of the kids I've seen laying just like that.

HTH,

Debi

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