Re: Re: tics?

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Tom:

>A stim is deliberate and voluntary. A tic is involuntary, as in the

> case of a nervous reaction.

I don't agree with that. Tics can be controlled to some extent,

and thus could just as well be called deliberate as a stim. Besides,

I've seen the same type of behaviors characterized as both stims

and tics.

Leif

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I have the tics with my eyes too. I have done that since I was a kid. Sometimes, my eyes will just shut and I can't open them. It has caused problems with driving, and comes through in panic attacks. I feel for anyone with this tic.Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®From: "sweetsoap" <apriljoleneclark@...>Sender: Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:40:18 -0000< >Reply Subject: ( ) Re: tics? My 9 year old aspie has had tic that started in kindergarten. He blinks his eyes very quickly and can't stop. He doesn't do it all the time. It comes and goes. We have tried to identify the reasons, i.e. stress, bullying at school, and we have had no luck. It is just really random. He says he can't stop and it's hard to have a conversation and look at him when he's doing it. He blinks so rapidly and uncontrolled. In the last 2 months or so he has started a new tic. He does this weird thing with his nose, squeezes it and blows air out. He has OCD along with the AS, so I'm not sure which the tics are associated with.>> Does anyone else's kids have tics associated with Asperger's. I read that it was a possibility and we are kinda new to this. My son seems to be developing a vocal tic. Maybe I dunno. He has been kinda making a smacking sound with his mouth whenever he pauses while he is talking. At first it was just a little, but it seems to be increasing over the last week. Like now multiple times in the same sentence. I don't know if it would be considered a tic or just autistic mannerisms? He also does some other things that I wonder about like roll his head around slightly. Nothing real obvious and mostly when he is talking particularly when we ask him something or he is trying to explain and more under stress for him. Conversations tend to stress him out. Any advice, and do we need to see the psychologist about this or just keep an eye on it?>

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They could be more associated with having tourette syndrome. You can read this website for more information about TS --> http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/

Roxanna

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

( ) Re: tics?

My 9 year old aspie has had tic that started in kindergarten. He blinks his eyes very quickly and can't stop. He doesn't do it all the time. It comes and goes. We have tried to identify the reasons, i.e. stress, bullying at school, and we have had no luck. It is just really random. He says he can't stop and it's hard to have a conversation and look at him when he's doing it. He blinks so rapidly and uncontrolled. In the last 2 months or so he has started a new tic. He does this weird thing with his nose, squeezes it and blows air out. He has OCD along with the AS, so I'm not sure which the tics are associated with.

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> Does anyone else's kids have tics associated with Asperger's. I read that it was a possibility and we are kinda new to this. My son seems to be developing a vocal tic. Maybe I dunno. He has been kinda making a smacking sound with his mouth whenever he pauses while he is talking. At first it was just a little, but it seems to be increasing over the last week. Like now multiple times in the same sentence. I don't know if it would be considered a tic or just autistic mannerisms? He also does some other things that I wonder about like roll his head around slightly. Nothing real obvious and mostly when he is talking particularly when we ask him something or he is trying to explain and more under stress for him. Conversations tend to stress him out. Any advice, and do we need to see the psychologist about this or just keep an eye on it?

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My son has started rubbing his nose over and over and over again, and I'm starting to wonder if that might be a tic. He had a cold about a month ago and was very upset by his runny nose and rubbed it until it was literally raw. About 2 weeks later he started doing it again when his cold came back, and this weekend he started again. Could that be a tic?

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:44 PM, <tamaoki_s@...> wrote:

 

My son had some tics, too, at that age. His doctor suspected Tourette's and told my son that the tics would almost disappear by the time he was 10. The doctor was right. My son was greatly relieved to know that the doctor really believed him when my son said that he couldn't control the tics and my son was also happy to hear that the tics would mostly be gone as he got older. He still has some little mannerisms when he's stressed, but nothing like when he was in Kindergarten.

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Have you seen a neurologist?

Roxanna

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

( ) Re: tics?

I actually just posted this in another group about a week ago regarding my 11 year old aspie. Someone suggested the need for deep pressure, like a bear hug, someone else said it might be gluten withdrawl ( just removed gluten from diet)..I don't have advice for you, but you aren't alone.

Do your kids have tics? (repetitive movement or sounds)

Do you understand them? Are they stimming? Self Soothing? or OCD?

I feel like my son has developed some new ones..or maybe they are more

pronounced lately.. I might post this on more than one board for feedback b/c

one in particular is worrisome.

He kisses things. Anything he likes. Maybe he is smelling it? He definitely

kisses it too. He does it w/ stuffed animals in a ritualistic manner no one can

get more kisses than others). He has sounds he seems to make over and over as

well.He's been bouncing on one of those exercise balls for periods of time. He

is touching his face less..he was doing some ritualistic face touching..

The one that concerns me is this. this a whole body or sometimes just head jerk.

It began with elbows. If they were on a table, he'd pick them up and put them

back down...sort of knocking w/ his elbows. Then it was his head. We'd be laying

in bed..or driving and I'd notice him thrusting his head back..sort of hitting

it against whatever was behind him. Now it's upper body and head. He sort of

lifts up and then jerks back against the bed or backseat or whatever is behind.

He says it makes him feel good. It looks jarring to me.

Anyone experience this?

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> Does anyone else's kids have tics associated with Asperger's. I read that it was a possibility and we are kinda new to this. My son seems to be developing a vocal tic. Maybe I dunno. He has been kinda making a smacking sound with his mouth whenever he pauses while he is talking. At first it was just a little, but it seems to be increasing over the last week. Like now multiple times in the same sentence. I don't know if it would be considered a tic or just autistic mannerisms? He also does some other things that I wonder about like roll his head around slightly. Nothing real obvious and mostly when he is talking particularly when we ask him something or he is trying to explain and more under stress for him. Conversations tend to stress him out. Any advice, and do we need to see the psychologist about this or just keep an eye on it?

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Some of it sounds OCD and other things sound like tics. If it were me, I would find a neurologist or consult the developmental doc. I would do this to establish a baseline, to get answers and discuss options. I mean, we can only guess what we think it is online. A good evaluation can determine what is going on and if this is what it is vs. any other neurological problem that might be happening. I would want to establish what it is and rule out any other problems. let us know what you decide to do!

Roxanna

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

( ) Re: tics?

Hi Roxanna-

I haven't. I didn't even consider it. I'm open to suggestions tho..maybe these tics might warrant a visit to a neurologist? Thanks for the feedback.

Susie

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> > Does anyone else's kids have tics associated with Asperger's. I read that it was a possibility and we are kinda new to this. My son seems to be developing a vocal tic. Maybe I dunno. He has been kinda making a smacking sound with his mouth whenever he pauses while he is talking. At first it was just a little, but it seems to be increasing over the last week. Like now multiple times in the same sentence. I don't know if it would be considered a tic or just autistic mannerisms? He also does some other things that I wonder about like roll his head around slightly. Nothing real obvious and mostly when he is talking particularly when we ask him something or he is trying to explain and more under stress for him. Conversations tend to stress him out. Any advice, and do we need to see the psychologist about this or just keep an eye on it?

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