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Compulsive Skin Picking in Autism

IntenseWorld

My eldest daughter has this really bad, I also do it and so does my youngest.  They didn't copy it from me because I never did it in front of them, it was self-initiated.  I believe there is a strong correlation between CSP and autism, like there is in OCD behaviours.  Just wanted to see if any others on the spectrum have this.

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  • Thanks crazydarkside.  My OP was last December, since that time my daughter changed schools (she was suffering a lot of bullying and lack of support) and her skin picking is vastly reduced now.  It's something she has that is minor usually, and clearly gets very bad under immense stress.  She still has slightly sore knuckles but I think that is partly due to hand-washing irritation from the soap too.  We aren't using CAMHS, when they did her ASC assessment they were not good at engaging with her (they were the ones who failed to diagnose her autism!) and she refused to see them again for help with anxiety.  Since her school problems I had to use her DLA to pay for some private therapy sessions.  They ended because they didn't seem to really help her, other than using art and sand trays to put her feelings into a graphic way, but not how to solve the feelings.  I think she needs something like ABA behavioural therapy but that's beyond our finances.

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  • Thanks crazydarkside.  My OP was last December, since that time my daughter changed schools (she was suffering a lot of bullying and lack of support) and her skin picking is vastly reduced now.  It's something she has that is minor usually, and clearly gets very bad under immense stress.  She still has slightly sore knuckles but I think that is partly due to hand-washing irritation from the soap too.  We aren't using CAMHS, when they did her ASC assessment they were not good at engaging with her (they were the ones who failed to diagnose her autism!) and she refused to see them again for help with anxiety.  Since her school problems I had to use her DLA to pay for some private therapy sessions.  They ended because they didn't seem to really help her, other than using art and sand trays to put her feelings into a graphic way, but not how to solve the feelings.  I think she needs something like ABA behavioural therapy but that's beyond our finances.

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