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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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  • Hi, yes I didn’t realise it was asd trait but I pick skin around my nails, pull my hair out and when was younger actually took a chunk out of my lip when was picking dry skin in winter! This behaviour was brought up in my asd assessment as a socially acceptable way to drum and masking and since finding other ways to stim I do it a lot less but it’s mainly when I’m at work/ sensory overwhelmed I do it

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  • Hi, yes I didn’t realise it was asd trait but I pick skin around my nails, pull my hair out and when was younger actually took a chunk out of my lip when was picking dry skin in winter! This behaviour was brought up in my asd assessment as a socially acceptable way to drum and masking and since finding other ways to stim I do it a lot less but it’s mainly when I’m at work/ sensory overwhelmed I do it

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