Published on 12, July, 2020
Very recently diagnosed with ASD. Does anyone else get a sort of mild Tourette's? When I am alone I tend to say things that I'm thinking, or come out with an involuntary groan or word. It happens particularly when I think of something embarrassing. Is this an ASD thingy? Thanks!
I'm not sure if it's an ASC thing - but I do it a lot. I've even had it drawn to my attention by people who accidentally overhear me. If I think of something embarrassing, too - like kissing someone - I make an involuntary exclamation ('Uhh!') I've tried to exercise control over it, but it still catches me out. Separately... another thing I constantly do when I'm concentrating on anything at all - reading, writing, driving - is to chew my tongue. I've done it since I was a child. I can never stop it. I'm not sure why it is, but maybe it's a form of stimming. Again, I've had it pointed out to me a lot. At school, I was often told off for chewing in class - but it wasn't gum! I once filmed myself playing a short piano piece. I was going to upload it to YouTube. But when I played it back, I looked like I was eating a rubber ball. It was the first time I realised just how severe and noticeable it is.
make an involuntary exclamation ('Uhh!')
I do that too... quite often after phone conversations when I use all this chit chat and all this greetings etc.