Motor Stereotypy 4 (non autistic)

Another example of the complex motor stereotypy. This time she's sitting in a chair, so her legs are kicking instead of the butterfly when sitting.

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[agspraggs]

Typically, no she doesn't realize that it's happening. We've just started working on her with recognition. From what I understand, people who have tics feel a tic coming on, and that's one thing that separates tics from stereotypies. Stereotypies lack premonitory urges. We usually say her name to make her realize she's doing it.

[kgaccount]

This is very interesting. I wonder if any children with this have been misdiagnosed with autism?

[mompm]

@Lisandraandjosh My son is four, and we've been concerned about autism because he is sensitive to noise and has delayed speach, but today his OC said she see his movement as possibley involuntary. What have you learned that you would be willing to share with me,

thaks

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[thedillers]

My son does these exact same movements. He was diagnosed with Stereotypic Movement Disorder, by Dr. Roger Freeman, who has been studying SMD for quite some time. There is a yahoo group- Stereotypic Movements in the non-autistic. I have uploaded several studies to the site, and many have shared their personal stories. Thanks for sharing these videos of your daughter.

[bluecaterpillar]

My son does this also. He's perfectly normal and healthy in every way. I've spoken with two pediatricians about this, and read as much as I could find, and everything confirms what my instincts told me in the first place: that while this may not be common behavior, it's well within the limits of what we call normal and isn't anything to worry about.

[mommyof2swtgrls]

i've watch the video when shes wearing the pink dress and my 5yr does the exact same thing to the tee. i thought i was the only one...my daughter denies shes doing anything when asked "why do you do that". this has been going on since she was 3 month old. i was hopeful that it would easy going into school but it seems to have gotten more frequent. neurologist told me it could just change over the years and to redirect her . hard to find info on this any help would be very much appreciated

[Lisandraandjosh]

my 4 year old soes the hand movements, not the kicking. could you tell me a little bit more information on this? im a trying to reasearch before i schedule an appt with his pediatrician. everytime i say his name he will stop doing it, its does not happends so often, but when it does happend its when he is about to start playing a video game or playing with one if his favorites toys.

[dmbrewer77]

Does she know she is doing that?