Compulsive Skin Picking in Autism

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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Deleted User over 2 years ago

It does seem that a lot of us have this in common, perhaps there is a link with autism? I pick my skin and scratch it with my nails, sometimes until it bleeds though not recommended as this can result in infection. I believe for myself it could be related to stims and anxiety.
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Deleted User over 2 years ago

It does seem that a lot of us have this in common, perhaps there is a link with autism? I pick my skin and scratch it with my nails, sometimes until it bleeds though not recommended as this can result in infection. I believe for myself it could be related to stims and anxiety.
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NAS89711 over 2 years ago in reply to Deleted User

Emmy I agree, didn’t know there was a link, I don’t know how recently everyone’s gone through diagnosis but my nhs one included it, I know a lot of people with adhd who do it too, there are lots of ‘ways’ about me I didn’t realise factored in as autism ‘traits’ or correlations like relationship history
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