My 21 month old has always before bed liked to feel our wrists or veins with his fingers...he pushes into them. Lately he has been doing this to himself randomly throughout the day. I dont get what this is about?
Otherwise, he has no signs of Autism. He meets all of his milestones, some ahead, never behind. He says lots of words, and not just repeating, he says them upon recognition of the object. He is always wanting hugs and kisses, ALWAYS pointing at things to get out attention and tell him new words, he uses words when he wants something, he loves playing with people and interacting, he is pretty relaxed, rare temper tantrums which are short....if he feels like we are mad at him for something he did, he immediately wants to hug us, ect. , sleeps well. He is great with eye contact, etc...
So should I be worried about this one odd behavior?
I used to do the same thing with my mom's hands....still sometimes do. Also have a lifelong fixation with elbow skin and how you can pinch it and it will stay for a brief moment in that shape. I think everyone has their own weird stuff. :) If this is the only thing that makes you question, I don't know that I would worry about it.
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FROM POSTER- Yes, thats the only thing that concerns me and I have noticed he did it with me hands since he was a little baby (still does), and not he does it with his own. I just thought it was strange and I was wondering if anyone heard of that being related to autism)...like a different ersion of handflappin gor something. He doesnt do anything else repetitive, like turn on lights or play with his toys. If he builds something with blocks, we all destroy it together and he thinks its hilarious...same thing with his cars, we crash them and he throws them around etc, so all of his other behaviors seem pretty typical.
I wouldn't be too worried if this is the only red flag you see with your child. But will add, this is something Lane has done forever, he will take my hand & with his two hands, he traces the lines in the palm of my hand, then he will take my fingers like his is signing? He is verbal, but one of the students in his class is non-verbal & he listens to tapes teaching him how to sign. I think Lane has picked up on this & using my fingers to make words?
If it's the only thing you see, I wouldn't worry too much. We all have SOME "stimmy" behavior. Even NT people shake their legs, tap pencils, drum their fingers on the table, etc..
When my NT daughter was little and nursing, she would scratch my hand with her finger.. my SIL says her NT daughter used to pull on her lip when she nursed!
Everything else you described about your son sounds quite NT.
FROM POSTER- Also, I dont undertand stimming entirely. Do they stim when they are excited or experiencing anxiety, or is just whenever? He only does this when he is watching tv, not exctied, kind of bored like. He doesnt ever do it when he is excited or upset. For example, if he was outside playing, he wouldnt do it at all.
FROM POSTER- I called a local program for Autistic children and we went over the symptoms at his age for Autism. He doesnt have any. He had an Autism screeening at his 18 month check and his doctor said he had no signs of Autism at all, but this wrist thing had me second guessing. The lady who I spoke with at the Autism foundation said that without other sings, that really isnt a symptom. Even with other signs she said it doesnt sound like stimming. She said it is his comfort, like a paci or blanket. She also said by his age, 21 months, he would have other things going on, not just that one and my doctor would have noticed at his 18 month Autism screening. Thanks so much for everything...all your commens were appreciated and you are all wonderful moms!
I agree. We ALL have our quirks. I have to count how many times I stir the coffee. Getting better about it but it's habit to count sometimes.
Quoting Snu:
If it's the only thing you see, I wouldn't worry too much. We all have SOME "stimmy" behavior. Even NT people shake their legs, tap pencils, drum their fingers on the table, etc..
When my NT daughter was little and nursing, she would scratch my hand with her finger.. my SIL says her NT daughter used to pull on her lip when she nursed!
Everything else you described about your son sounds quite NT.
well I am glad that you found out that it was not autism. I have a 8 year old with autism and what you son is doing does not sound like stemming to me either. I would say that he just like to feel things and at his age that sounds normal. My 15 month old likes to grab my hands and arms and fingers. He actually wants me to put my fingers on his nose, mouth ect. It might be just that he likes the feeling of what he is doing and not something that has to do with stemming. My dad when my son was first diagnosed with autism, looked at the list of signs and he looked right at me and said, I think that I might have autism,he stated that he had done some of the things that were on the list. So it is true that we all have our little quirks, but I would not worry unless he is doing atleast 3-4 things that show that there is a delay and by the sound of it there is not. So I would not worry, keep an eye on him, but I think this is just something that he is going through and when he gets older he might find something else to subsitute for this.
i don't think that you sould worry about that thats nothing to worry about
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- MomofDom21
on Dec. 17, 2009 at 7:12 PM