Hair chewing as a child?

Hii,

I'm just wondering, did anyone else go through a hair chewing phase as a child/young teen (I imagine this would be more aimed at women as we usually have hair long enough to fit in our mouths.)

I wouldn't 'chew' it as such, but I would run it through my mouth/over my lips over and over again because I liked the feel of it.

I wonder if this is an autism thing? Does anyone know? I feel like the repetitive movement may lend itself to autism? Could it be classed as stimming maybe?

I'm getting an assessment soon so I'm currently self diagnosed but I'm trying to get everything sorted in my mind about my childhood and things I would do that would be a symptom of autism, if this makes sense.

Any replies would be appreciated!!!

HP35 over 2 years ago

Yes. I used to get lectured about how I'd get hairballs in my stomach. I don't do it any more because my hair is too short.
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Morganna Le Faye over 2 years ago

I've recently been diagnosed and I catch myself chewing my hair even now. I did it as a child too and I also wonder if it isn't a stim.
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miaxx over 4 years ago in reply to Robert124

Sorry I didn't say only women, I said it would be aimed more at women, but anyway, glad I'm not the only one haha
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Robert124 over 4 years ago

Not only a woman thing.

As a child, in the 70s, my hair was long, I could easily get it into my mouth and chew and bite it.

I also enjoyed pulling it out and biting it to split it. Good old days

Eventually I grew out of the habit.
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Sioned over 4 years ago

I remember doing this too
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Desmond79 over 4 years ago

I always stim with string and my keys. At school, a Teacher had an inside joke about me stimming my keyring for my locker.
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