Any tips for stopping an embarrassing repetitive behavior?

My 11-year-old daughter with PDD-NOS has had physical and verbal ticks over the years. They can be a bit annoying, but they tend to go away after a few weeks. Currently, she is grabbing her crotch. She is oblivious, so I worry that she could be a target for ridicule at school. What have other parents tried to reduce, eliminate or at least substitute repetitive behavior?

tags: Behavior Tick Repetitive

posted about 1 year ago by A MyAutismTeam User

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My 4yr old often has repetitive vocals (words/sounds) that have been successfully redirected by either distraction or finding a song/melody… read more

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Keep those hands busy I say! Each new tick is a new problem (the cursing ones really get me, Brink has been chewing his lips-they are a mess).… read more

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Sweet pea picks her lips and the skin around her fingers. She use to pick the bottoms of her feet. She had those sillybands until one snapped… read more

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I agree busy or active, such as exercise. Our son even was rubbing himself on our neighbors driveway and also on the teachers desk at school.… read more

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Nice idea @sharla they put velcro strips on Sweetpea's desk along with fidgets. I'm not sure what fidgets they use at school.

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I used the repeated Phrase "get your hand out of your pants" then explained that it is okay, just not in public - my son was very… read more

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My son has a tick with his head and mouth, they started due to medication. We weened him off that and put him on.1mg of clonidine ( a blood… read more

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My son is older now. These things are much better now. When he was younger, I would call his OT, PT, and speech professionals and tell them… read more

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I would love him to stop chewing his clothing. :( So much $ in clothes.

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Voo, have you tried chew toys/tools?

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What are chew tools? Toys he will not go for. He seems to like fabric the best.

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@Voo You can wet a washcloth and let him chew on that, or for even more sensory input put the washcloth in the freezer for a few hours. Good… read more

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Thank you. :) He gets a wash cloth now and then, picking up the little strings is not fun but it does save the clothing. The school does not… read more

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Chew tools are things that are safe to chew on, there are several on especialneeds.com, but get creative and come up with your own ideas like… read more

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...they help with the oral senses, that's why they have texture to them.

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@Erika? Which medication?? My son recently developed significant Tics - twitch that I think is due to Rispiderone. Going to MD today.

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@Voo same issue with me. My son is 8. I give him gum. And sometimes a tootsie pop.

posted 2 months ago

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@Voo same issue with me. My son is 8. I give him gum. And sometimes a tootsie pop.

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Have you told her that this is inappropriate and explained why? I have told my son many times about things that he was doing that he could not… read more

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