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Stims or Tics?

ParentingAutism

Hi again, 

My 14 y.o keeps having these random outbursts, I spoke about some of the challenging ones in another post... 

Anyways, when I stand close to her she will out of the blue try bite me. She will randomly flap her hands, and she will look at me confused, she will also say 'That took me by surprise' and start laughing slightly. I mainly spoke about them in this post:

HELP!!! - Parents and carers - Home - National Autistic Society - our Community (autism.org.uk)

I'm getting confused about her behaviour... 

Any help is very much appreciated

Thanks x 

Parents

  • My understanding of tics is generally People with tics aware of their tics but find it very hard to suppress them. People with autism are often not aware of their stimming or at least not aware that it’s disturbing anyone. 

    autistic people are human beings. Any human being in emotional turmoil might direct violence towards themselves or others. Particularly true of children with serious emotional baggage. It’s just that you may not notice the warning signs that someone is ready to snap in an autistic person. They may not be able to explain it even after the fact.

    it may not be pleasant to think about but isn’t it quite dangerous to assume your child’s behaviour is some form of tick rather than an expression of frustration and anger? Feelings she finds it very hard to express verbally.

    Before assuming a tick wouldn't it be best to examine her life and the things in it that might be causing her feeling of distress, frustration and anger?

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