Published on 12, July, 2020
Sometimes, and for no particular reason, I say something out loud. I’m not sure if this is some sort of manifestation of Tourette’s, it isn’t usually anything obscene, I sometimes surprise myself and am left wondering why I said it as it seems to have no relevance to anything. I also count under my breath as I’m walking, sometimes people hear me mumbling and I’m immediately embarrassed. I’ve always done this, but only recently come to the conclusion that it might be an autistic thing…anybody else do this weird stuff?
Number said:Simple madness - I assume autistic people can be stark raving loonies too ?
Number said:A couple of days ago, I found myself saying, on repeat, in a very thick scottish accent (no, I'm not Scottish) "Mary had a little lamb, Mary had a little lamb, Mary had a little lamb" I think I became aware of what I was doing it after a couple of minutes, but carried on for about 15 minutes after that.
Yep.
It's odd, what you do, isn't it. Unusual I think.
With regard to 'looniness', my mum definitely sometimes made me wonder, but then I think that the paranoia and delusions could be put within a mental health 'illness' category of some kind.
However, regarding what you do, you are aware that you are doing it (my mum obviously believed what she said so lacked self awareness) and yet it's an uncontrollable impulse with you.
I don't know whether it fits within any 'category'.
I wonder what it's down to.