Guest guest Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 In , " Cheryl " wrote: >> My daughter spit our her pacifier at 4 months and never much cared for her thumb. However, at 7, she still licks her blankie and wants to chew gum as often as possible. She also grinds her teeth at night.<< " miranda.flemming " wrote: > My son used to suck thumb. He has licking tic since very young (sticks tongue out and ends up with rash around mouth from irritation). My sister had the same tic when she was younger. I tend to bite lip " < Most of our sons have sucked the collars of their shirts until they are soaked. I think I did a bit of that myself, and still chew on my fingers whenever I'm thinking with my hands free. I'll also rub the top of my head while reading. One of our sons, the deepest onto the autism end of the spectrum, has the licking tic. But he didn't suck his thumb; his NT sister did (until she was 8 or 9). My sister, who seems to have inherited and passed on some of our father's Asperger traits, used to suck her thumb, twirl her hair, and squeeze her plush toy until all the stuffing migrated to either end of her fist. " Losing " the toy at age 2 put an end to all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 I used to suck on my hair when I was a child. Think some of these things might be stimming rather than tics? ie self-comforting, soothing, relieve anxiety etc Miranda > > My son used to suck thumb. He has licking tic since very young (sticks tongue out and ends up with rash around mouth from irritation). My sister had the same tic when she was younger. I tend to bite lip " < > > Most of our sons have sucked the collars of their shirts until they are soaked. I think I did a bit of that myself, and still chew on my fingers whenever I'm thinking with my hands free. I'll also rub the top of my head while reading. One of our sons, the deepest onto the autism end of the spectrum, has the licking tic. But he didn't suck his thumb; his NT sister did (until she was 8 or 9). > My sister, who seems to have inherited and passed on some of our father's Asperger traits, used to suck her thumb, twirl her hair, and squeeze her plush toy until all the stuffing migrated to either end of her fist. " Losing " the toy at age 2 put an end to all that. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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