My Autism Tics: Do YOU Do This?

[@TheAspieWorld]

AUTISM AND TICS VIDEO 👉🏼 kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6maaKCwjM5gh80

[@tomdrones1388]

I do the throat clearing, people often ask if I've been to see a doctor about it. I sometimes bang my chest too. I often will sort of yawn and make a strange sound like say a word or a noise. I never swear but over the years I've had a habit of blurting out bloody monkeys or Jimmy Savile for no reason. If I pass a work colleague that I've already said good morning to I often do a double whistle as I approach them. I've never been diagnosed with torrettes but I suspect that I have a mild form. I also think back to my childhood and remember that if I was walking out alone and I got nervous about passing someone, I would wave to a car driver pretending that I knew them. I knew that this was strange behaviour but it helped me deal with my nervousness.

[@faymorgan8781]

Hi my son has it too sometime I feel bad for him I wish I could do something to help him. He is on medication but it's not helping at all..

[@LordKingRaven]

For me, it’s not really like sneezing. My tics are usually caused by a stressful, angry or uncomfortable thought. The tic feels like part of the expression of the emotion, like smiling when you’re happy. It feels like there’s not enough space in my head for some intense thoughts, so I need to tic to let it out. The actual tics vary every few months.

[@salmanfadilah1273]

Same...!!

[@erinelizsaxonsmiles1147]

Yep, that’s how mine are. And I can stop them, but it’s like the anxiety builds and builds until I allow my body to do said tic.

[@mysterybabylon2163]

Like when you think of some embarrassing shit you did back in middle school for no reason at all and grunts to let it out, then your wife next to you thinks you are a psycho?

[@LordKingRaven]

@@mysterybabylon2163 exactly! Only I wink, jerk my head and make a clicking noise 😅.

[@m1zukl0vvur]

@@LordKingRaven WE ARE THE SAME WE ARE LITERALLY THE SAME OMG

[@icebear6598]

Using sneezing as an analogy for tics is very accurate. I always used itching for reference. You can feel it creep up on you and the longer you ignore it/hold it back, the worse it gets.

[@riothecat5191]

Yess I get that, it like builds up until you can’t rly stand it anymore

[@Justaguyiguess]

Yes that’s pretty accurate 🎷🐛

[@Ralastas]

My tics usually involve a wave that passes through my body. It usually starts at the base of my spine and rushing upward. Generally my tic visibly looks like sudden twitches either with my arms or my head, but it's just the only way I can shake off the feeling. I have an occasional "quick inhale" that happens as well.

[@skylarescue4043]

I feel like I have this same sensation... does it feel like a shiver down your spine that shakes your body? I thought I was the only one who did this- it’s comforting to know that I’m not the only one.

[@KristenAnnDickinson]

@@skylarescue4043 same

[@DeadpanVT]

I have this exactly same experience with them.

[@sheilarogge2461]

omg I have those

[@danteross8108]

Bro I feel the same way I’m happy I’m not the only one

[@equinox9598]

I cant stop biting my cheeks, lips and tongue, everytimes it has healed a bit, I start chewing again 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Whereisjag]

I relate to this.

[@swandragon]

same here

[@Pizzahutbaby]

Same

[@Questionablexfun]

Yuuup- mine was so bad a dentist commenting on such bad scarring inside my mouth and inner cheeks

[@deefhead8440]

Same! I’ve been doing it for over 10 years and I can’t stop.. it’s gotten progressively worse over the years. Now I eat my tongue and cheek skin and there are dents on the sides of my tongue :-((

[@hannahmichael7993]

Oh god when you hit your chest I started tapping mine cuz of my own tics and thats when I realized that this video is basically just a whole "ticking" time bomb for ppl who tic

[@spartanspenguin678]

I clear my throat a million times a day. I also periodically have “stints” where I feel the uncontrollable need to swallow to clear my throat. I feel like I’m choking on nothing in my throat and sometimes I swallow so many times so hard trying to get rid of the feeling that I end up out of breath. It’s quite odd.

[@spartanspenguin678]

Cormorant 3 I ended up going to an ENT dr where they told me my sinus area was quite in need of some love, plus severe allergies that are almost in need of epi pens. I had surgery, take allergy medicine, still have the same problem. Beginning to think it’s psychological for me at least. I found if I think about it, I tend to do it more and more. Like a cycle I can’t stop.

[@animikokala]

I also clear my throat constantly throughout the day. Most people ask if I'm okay then just accept when I say it's a tic. I've had one rude former coworker who insisted I was doing it on purpose to annoy her (?) and for attention.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

Have you tried going Gluten-free, it seemed to work for my daughter, although it took maybe a year to lose the cough completely.

[@courtnrysalamone7677]

Throat clearing and sniffling Are mine. Its a good thing to have in these trying corona times

[@olive_99]

Look into Chiari malformation

[@lwentz5510]

I have Aspergers, and I agree about the "feeling" just before the tic. Sneezing is a great comparison. Almost irresistable, like shivers. For me, they come and go. I've been without tics for a few weeks, then all of a sudden, wham. Tic tic tic... Most of mine are shoulder jerks & head twitches. I've noticed that certain types of thoughts will seem to trigger them - this is hard to quantify, however, exactly what thoughts. I get more of them when I'm tired and I can hold them off if I try, as when I'm with other people or deeply focused on something. After holding them off for the time being, I have a ton of them when I relax.

[@topkatz58]

I have essentially the same tic symptoms. I have even had full body jerks when I am tired.

[@NicoleFerreiraFigueira]

You dont have aspergers, you have autism spectrum disorder. Hans Asperger was a Nazi doctor who killed tons of disabled and anti social ( autistic or neurodivergent they just didnt have that label yet) children and adults by deeming them too low functioning to live but "saved a few" by considering them high function and smarter then others and smart enough to live but not only does this create seperation in our community, its a very harmful and outdated term, just like low and high functioning labels are outdated and harmful too because autism is a spectrum and both those labels and aspergers syndrome has been removed from the dsm5 because not only are they outdated and harmful, but they are also inacurate labels because its a spectrum disorder. So no, you dont have aspergers syndrome, you have autism spectrum disorder and it just bothers me when people use that label on me or others or even themselves. I dont mean to be rude, it just bothers me when people say that.

[@aeryn_leb]

As someone who is diagnosed with Tourette syndrome I can relate to you in terms of how it’s annoying and when people stare and it is sometimes embarrassing especially since I have coprolalia (swearing tics) so it makes it 10x worse if my tics are bad that day and I go out but there are definitely a lot of things that calm them down like painting or even just when I’m with my friends. Honestly I like to see people talking and spreading awareness about something that is relatable since tics aren’t as uncommon as people think, and I think this video is good because you are not someone who is diagnosed and you are still talking about your struggles with tics , and I think this video shows that not everyone who tics swear all the time or injure people or yourself every second of the day. I know this video was a year ago but this is the content I want to see more of :)

[@surishark]

as an autistic person who both stims and has tic, i love this video!

[@LittleTree03SF]

Same

[@terreliv]

I've had a head snapping to the right issue, smile/grimace, and almost full body shakes, but I've redirected it into shoulder blade movements so it's both less obvious and less painful (Second)

[@eonflare14]

same! but maybe not a seizure's worth for me

[@eonflare14]

@UltraInstnctKiwi yea shiver sounds like a better description for me too.

[@eonflare14]

@UltraInstnctKiwi Nah, it's one full-body shiver from toe to head (yes that is toe to head not head to toe), and it's not from the cold like I do shiver from cold but it's different and not just one?

[@inflorsnce]

By head snaps do you mean almost like cracking your neck but not?

[@eloise2232]

I’ve been having tics of my head jerking to the left and hitting my shoulder.

[@freiajannerbo8888]

One of my tics is that I get a cold feeling throughout my body and I have to shake a bit

[@snoeleppard]

My cousin has this! It used to catch me off guard, but I’m more used to her doing this now.

[@freiajannerbo8888]

@@snoeleppard it happens to me about 1-2 times a week. To me it happens at completely random times, or when I'm excited/nervous

[@SpiderTNT.]

THATS A TIC? WHAT. I might have that then 😐

[@cheyennevlogsvlogs3917]

Same here

[@Ronnie-qi8ij]

OMG that happen's to me

[@chillinbuddhist]

A sneeze is a good example, my ocd seems like an itch, that if I don’t just do it, I wasn’t stop thinking on it

[@pale9819]

My fingers twitch and shake constantly, they’re like small tics. It makes writing and using scissors a little hard for me. Stress causes my neck to twitch occasionally and sometimes I start humming random notes guietly when I’m doing work or art. Thankfully it’s not that bad because I’m a good singer.

[@moony5097]

For some reason, my twitching tics stop when I do art and crochet. Could a form of stimulation because the hand movements are almost the same as my tics. I go almost a full hour once I stop too.

[@Funnybrained]

Mine is jerking around. Never the same one always random jerks or movements

[@heyitsmorgan7613]

My hands shake often especially if I have anxiety, but somehow I was able to learn to thread a needle fine for embroidery at work so I guess it sort of helped remedy it in a weird way.

[@GageIGuess176]

My humming tic used to be so bad when I was at home. I hummed all night once and my sister woke up and got mad that I was humming, ever since then it calmed down, now it’s just one high pitched note every now and then.

[@InariannVOD]

I'm so happy you made this video. I found out I am on the spectrum, because of your videos and some others who shared information about women and girls on the spectrum, because I don't have the same "symptoms" as the boys with autism in my family. Even my cousin who has a son with autism told me I can't have autism because I don't act like him. I was asked before if I had Tourette syndrome because I have tics. I do a lot of popping noises. When I'm at my computer, my right arm often jerks up, especially when I stream. If I'm stressed, I get stuck on words, especially on cursed words. Was streaming once and got stuck saying f...f...f....f...f... trying to curse cause I got scared by a ghost spawning on top of me. Now when I get caught on words, my stream partners just finish my sentences for me, which is kinda helpful. What I noticed though, is that if I'm with someone who has tics, either because they also have autism or Tourette syndrome, my tics get worse. The same as I sometimes unconsciously copy somebody's way of speaking.

[@caitlinmorrisey]

Same with me! The other day, I got my first word tic, saying 'aye'. I'm Autistic and ADHD and I also have PTSD and Separation Anxiety - I noticed when I got my first word tic the other day that I get stuck on words like trying to say them and it gets very frustrating for me...

[@AmonDoesArt]

i get stuck on words alot too and when i notice i stop take a deep breath and then continue talking.

[@DebraB406]

I hate it when people try to compare one person's autism (whether diagnosed or just suspected), with someone else's., and say that you can't possibly have it. All my siblings were autistic and also intellectually delayed. I suspect I have autism too, but I was always told I am too smart to have it, but now I know that has nothing to do with having autism. I wish testing was not so expensive.

[@GrilloInvest]

Dan we absolutely love you and all your tics! Thanks for the great video!

[@terreliv]

Well, we don't love that he has them, bc he said they hurt, but yeah, full support

[@santanat4988]

I have done so much research about this and I can never find first hand experiences from people. This video is really going to help somebody.

[@similarart1074]

Me too. This video really helps me to understand myself. This guy gets it. My tics can be body jerks, shouts and noises.

[@katielynneyoung4738]

I blink my eyes really fast when I'm super anxious. I also twitch my nose and hold my breath and make a little grunting noise in the back of my throat. I used to repetitively cross myself when I was a kid. I totally understand that sense of relief.

[@AmonDoesArt]

hello my name is Arthur and i have autism, adhd, bpd, and ptsd. i get tics a lot and i love the explanation of sneezing or having an itch because it feels (for me) like a sneeze or itch in a emotional form. my tics: i bang or knock on a flat surface, my leg, my arm, or my chest, i get random shivers, i randomly twitch a lot, i humm randomly without realizing it, i scrunch up my face and sometimes it turns into like a full body reaction and i sorta ball up into a fetal position or if I'm standing its just my upper body that sorta contorts into itself (idk how to describe it better lol), (i think this one is related to ptsd) i put my arms up like I'm defending myself and it happens mainly in stressful situations or around people i don't feel safe with, my legs will twitch up not in like a unnoticeable way either its like violent and i hate it, and lastly the most annoying one is i yawn constantly over and over even when I'm not tired and sometimes it makes me very tired. i deal with a lot of other physical problems which contribute to the tics (i think), but I've never been diagnosed with tourrete's and it is something i think i might talk to a psychologist about. in public i usually just ignore people but if they ask i explain that im autistic and just get tics sometimes. never feel ashamed of your tics its a natural thing that happens to us and the neurotypicals are just gonna have to get use to it. 🤷‍♂

[@aidenhorse504]

I always shake my head and run my hand thru my hair n sometimes my head jerks to the SIDe ☺

[@SpiderTNT.]

ahah im not diagnosed with anything but I always have that, and its always to the right side ghfdhdfh whats up with that lmao (the head jerk to the side hhh)

[@tiablake123]

@@SpiderTNT. same lol

[@arishartman3881]

My head jerks up forcing my eyebrows to raise, and sometimes my lips tic into a blowing look, but no sound comes out.

[@laurengibbs6940]

I jerk my head too! I even roll my eyes back and close them while slightly tilting my head down. I usually do it when I’m relaxing.

[@bvnniibvrst874]

I do the same things but I haven't been diagnosed with adhd or anything but I do that a lot-

[@zackduffer9069]

Our tic is that we flex our ear muscles and leave them tensed, and that results in headaches if we don't realize it is happening.

[@jayboltofficial133]

Does anyone have any tips for my autism assessment. I’m having one next Friday and I don’t know what to expect or how to prepare.

[@sunfish1982]

Dan did a video on what to expect and things they may ask you otherwise go to the National autistic website they can tell you what is likely to happen good luck with your test I have mine in September

[@TheAspieWorld]

Hey yeah I have a full guide video here: kzbin.info/aero/PLsnq_HpT7puSMrw4ZBMu21ImFvExNH6rv

[@jayboltofficial133]

The Aspie World thank you so much you’re a legend

[@Sowilo-Dagaz]

Just be yourself.

[@smiled1583]

How did it go? 🧚‍♂️

[@krysbods4574]

I have a tic whereby I shake from what feels like an intense shiver. My hair raises up and my shoulders shake as my eyes close briefly. It usually happens after I transition from conversation that was somewhat overwhelming to a quiet moment in another room. The conversation is usually not a bad one. Its hard to explain but in short some conversations give me shivers that I have no control over and at times are embarrassing. Thanks for the video! xoxox

[@Funnybrained]

Same

[@tflanders4617]

Same

[@Maoam13]

same

[@why2goatdagame]

Tics have also been associated with OCD. Similar stress triggers, differing reactions, or longevity. One of my tics is to pick my scalp. It’s difficult not to, but if I’m stressed or my body starts feeling overwhelmed it’s impossible to stop it from happening. I will even pick my old scars into new full blown sores. Once it kicks off, I won’t stop picking until I’ve created a huge hole. I can occasionally oppress the tic by pushing it down with some other stemming, but it just crops up worse later on in the day. After I finally stop digging at my scalp I will ask myself, “Do you feel better”? Which I do feel relief as if a weight is lifted, but I also don’t because my skin feels like Swiss cheese. I obsessively hate scabs & sores so it becomes a virulent cycle. People try to curve it by asking me, “If you don’t like sores, you don’t like the pain from picking, & you don’t like the way it feels when it scabs over, then why don’t you leave it alone”? Cuz I can’t!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh 😫

[@gabrielmicu4085]

I have since 12, i have tics stressed based, i usually make a growning sound, cought or tremour. It could be ocd or adhd? I can control them if I want, dont think is tourettes, but I need to go to an expect.

[@sheilatelles9434]

I do both of these. 😢

[@litgamer3622]

Hey, my friend saw an article on Aspergers and she didn't know what it was so she read it and she thought it sounded like her. She took tests multiple times and all the times she took it she got a high score, she even took the test you recommended and got a high score but thought maybe I'm just being silly so she had me take it and answer for what I thought she would say. I got a high score also, she watched a bunch of your videos and she even had me make a list of things that she does that are signs of Aspergers or autism and she has all of the signs. She doesn't know where to go from here and wants to tell her parents but it's hard because it's very nerve racking trying to ask them about it. She can't comment and wanted me to ask you how should she ask her parents and where to go from here. she also says her foot randomly shakes, if any of you have told your parents how do you think she should go about it?

[@emmamushroom257]

You could go to the dr with her. :)

[@litgamer3622]

E Korn Thx for the reply but we aren’t old enough to drive to the dr but when she tells her parents i might go with her if she wants me to

[@mariagabrielarodrigues7626]

If it helps, I'm in the exact same position as her, and I'm trying to talk by littles with my parents. Because I have a obvious autistic aunt (if you know the traits) and my mother has always thought I am like her a lot, I gave the suggestion why I think my aunt is the way she is. My mother agreed, than a few days later I said more things, and then again. I'm trying to not shock them or anything. That may be a good suggestion, I don't know her situation in particular, but if you think it may help I'd be happy. One more thing, remind her that she is not alone, there is so many girls in her shoes. I wish you all good luck on finding a good doctor, it is the hardest part from my experience with mental health.

[@litgamer3622]

Maria Gabriela Rodrigues thank you so much! I’ll definitely tell her and I’m sure she appreciated this comment! I’ll definitely let her know she isn’t alone, thank you for your suggestion and comment!

[@mariagabrielarodrigues7626]

Thank you for being such a good friend! Honesty, having someone like you in her life will make it all easier to handle. Another thing that I have been using is telling than facts about the autistic community, like what factors are more common in girls and new discoveries. I usually do it a lot with many different subjects so it feels natural. She could do things that are naturally part of her personality first.

[@pitohuii9948]

I've never been diagnosed with Autism but I definitely relate to a lot, especially the tics!!! I, for as long as I can remember have picked at my skin mostly my arms and legs. If I get stressed or nervous or tired I will start doing it. No matter how much I try not to or how much it hurts I can't force myself not to... my mom used to slap me to make me stop and that wouldn't stop me. I don't know what is wrong with me but I just want it to stop. I have horrible scars from it. 💔

[@cmterbush]

My daughter is 12 she was diagnosed with ADHD combined presentation around the age of 3 years. At that time she also had global developmental delays as well. We found an amazing developmental doctor and she was put on low doses of Concerta it seems to work well for her. Through the IEP at school we got her speech and occupational therapy and now she has really come along, and no longer delayed. She's areally smart girl. Some months ago when she began junior high things changed. It wasn't the right school for her and her IEP manger wasnt doing their job. She started to have suicidal ideations so I placed her in her neighborhood school and they are wonderful, they really understand. But because of the suicidal letters which she trusted me enough to let me read we had a complete psychological evaluation done and she was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder level one. She does have anxiety as well. So we found her a behavioral therapist and a psychiatrist. We changed up her meds and added clonidine I believe to help with her impulsivity. This diagnosis was a revelation for us as we finally understood why she talked louder than what volume people normally talk at, when she speaks out of turn or interrupts that's part of her autism too. Now, as far as tics go can making sounds be a part of that as well? Like she has this little pterodactyl screech she does when she is excited. Also, she takes her hand palm down and places it against her lower neck upper chest where they meet and it looks like she trying to choke herself but she's not, it's just there for comfort is what we figured out, it's a coping thing. Also she can scratch at herself at times and I wonder if that could be a tic as well? We have always gotten her help at every turn and I feel because we did catch her ADHD early and we got her support that she is much further along than she would have been had we not taken her in to be teated at an early age. Junior high is challenging for her trying to recall her locker combination at first was a hard one but she did get used to it, it just took her a little longer. It's a tough age to get through without all the added things she has to cope with. Is there any advice or a video you have that is encouraging for teens and pre teens in junior high? Sorry for the long post but I just found your channel and I love it! It is so helpful and informative! Thank you!

[@rebeccafraserorr1349]

I am 13 and I have ADHD I got told about 3 years ago , and I have dyslexia I am in S2 I still don't get help with my writing and reading

[@aurorarockets]

I’m 24 and currently looking into whether or not I am on the spectrum. I think I suppressed tics as a child. I remember frequently feeling this strong urge to roar like a lion (thinking of the MGM logo thing) when I was sat on the floor in classes where everyone was quiet and intently listening to the teacher. In assemblies, too, I would want to just break the silence because I think I felt uncomfortable being surrounded by so many people. It always felt so intense and sometimes I would cry secretly, usually feeling sad that my mum wasn’t there, too. I never really thought about it until recently but there were a few times where I just wasn’t able to concentrate in school as a youngster because I was suppressing urges to do awkward/random things. I also HATED drawing any attention to myself, so shouting, making random noises or roaring was not a good plan for little Han 😆

[@letsaskhafsa]

I feel this so much! Especially doing the thing in public where you want to roar!

[@Questionablexfun]

I have tics but they’re mild. People thought it was affectation when I was a kid. A clearing of the throat, entire inner mouth biting, constant blinking/squeezing eyes shut, rolling my shoulders... >_

[@alicewright9784]

I smirk to the right, jolt my head and when I have too much energy and can't get up and move around I just make my body tight and stiff. I remember one time in music class we were out side, I had so much energy that I just kept walking and jumping everywhere and then everyone just started to laugh at me although I don't know why.

[@ThriceGreat98]

I do something similar where if I am sitting and can't really jump I'll clench my jaw smiling and put my hands in a fist on each side of my cheeks for a few seconds when I get really excited and it makes me wonder if I should have a diagnosis done. I've always done it as far back as I can remember

[@sophieleahy]

When I'm nervous or anxious and Im sitting down I'd starting bouncing my legs to calm myself I bite my lip and my gums as well I get a tic in my neck that makes me turn my neck and cough a bit and another one is I'd be sitting down and then I'd start blinking rapidly for a bit then it would stop for some time it's not epilepsy or anything cous I got that checked out they think it's a tic and I bounce sometimes when I'm sitting down and I'm full of energy and when I'm nervous id clear my throat as well and hit my chest like u would dan ur such a good man for telling us all of this u do such good work keep it up man we are proud of you!❤️

[@phillysteak-t5v]

My mom just now revealed to me that these things I’ve been having autism tics all along, and I’ve been questioning what’s wrong with me. Thanks mom, nearly took you 14 years to tell me My tics are I have to constantly roll my eyes toward my head, jerk my head back, cough, whisper under my breath, smile, and clearing my throat.

[@juliadircio5545]

Today my 10 year old son started doing this exact same thing, I got scared and took him to the ER. He has Autism.

[@DebraB406]

@@juliadircio5545 I started getting slight head jerks shortly after I started menstruating. They might have gotten triggered by the hormonal changes. I still have this problem, but I only have it when I am around people, even family members. I never do it by myself. It seems to be triggered by nervousness. I don't have a diagnosis though, as it is harder for an adult, as I would have to undergo expensive tests, since my symptoms are more subtle.

[@snoeleppard]

Thanks for the video! I learned a lot! I don’t know if these are tics or uncontrollable stims, but I’ll say “alright” far too often, like 20 times within a minute of conversation at my job (I’m a cashier at a gas station). I’ll also snap my fingers, drum my fingers on a hard surface, tap my hands on the front of my legs while walking, and hitting my fists together up and down (kind of like a secret handshake you would do with friends). Some more extreme ones are picking at my skin and pulling out my hair. Edit: I just remembered- A nervous tic of mine is fixing my glasses or tucking my hair behind my ear, and I sometimes try to do this even if I’m not wearing glasses or have just tucked my hair behind my ear.

[@rngnv4551]

One tic I've always had is involuntarily induced Frisson (chills) in two forms: First, I feel it coming on then my torso stretches like involuntary posture reset, lower my shoulders and head then it happens. Second, it comes in the form of involuntarily turning my head to the left, as if looking at something, and it occurs. That later experience freaks me out because it happens without warning.

[@Byangkka]

SAME HERE

[@AH-qb1hw]

I have Aspergers and ADD and I have involuntary tics.. I get twitches in my eyebrow and nostril.. 🙄 also I make noises if I’m uncomfortable and others as well 🙈 and something like noice in my throat that happens if I’m nervous. so you aren’t alone. 😁 also your videos have helped me soooo much! Love from Sweden

[@cynthiabakke825]

My eyebrows! YES!!!! It was my nostrils, and nodding as a kid. Then shoulder shrugging. UGH! I try to control it as much as I can around others, but when I'm alone, like now...yeah. So I feel you.

[@kilIstation]

Me too but i dont get the twitches

[@huntfamily9773]

I have Aspergers too

[@maxmadeira8165]

I have Asperger's and my "tics" change and intensify depending on the situation ... For example, when I'm alone, or in a family/ relaxed environment, sometimes I shake my head and / or whisper words; When I'm with my psychiatrist, I repeat the word "basically" a lot and touch my nose or run my hand through my hair quickly (sometimes this also happens at school or on the street) ... Anyway, all this happens before I realize that it happened or managed to stop it, which is really frustrating, because I am super conscious about these tics and I always notice after they happen (although I can't stop them). Thanks, Dan, for this video, and please do more content when U found out more about this, I thought it was weird before watching this, didn't know this could be something correlated with autism 🙂 Would love to know if there is some sort of therapy or exercise for this!

[@cwelborn123]

I have a loud sniff like I’m clearing my nose. The more I try to stop the stronger the feeling that I absolutely have to do it gets.

[@SandraWade666]

My boyfriend does this. I suspect he's an Aspie but he has not been officially diagnosed.

[@alliedog6678]

I recently self diagnosed as autistic. 2 years ago, it was spring break and I went to Universal with my friends. I had so many tics the whole day. Hitting my chest, punching the air, quick turns of my neck, short noises and breaths. I tried to calm them down and tried not to do them, but it made them worse. One of my friends at the time told me if I just stopped thinking about it then maybe I’d stop. It was in a tone that felt like he was accusing me of faking my tics. I researched the medication and Tourette’s syndrome, but neither really fit very well. Today, I still have the occasional tic, but I am no longer on that medication. My tics now are not as scary as before. I just have the occasional noise or head jerk. Hearing that tics can be connected to autism would explain a lot. In my situation, I think being autistic made the psych medication give me tics. I could be wrong, but it would explain a lot.

[@victoriasartstudio]

I have a stim/tick Usually if I am thinking of something intense, or if Im happy or excited, or looking at my artwork I will 'zone out' I'll kind of... (it's hard to explain)... Clatter my teeth together, clasp my hands, hum quietly and sometimes, while clasping my hands together, I'll put them to my left cheek, this started in 2006, when I went to high school. Before then, I did a more obvious tick which was something that I called 'cat whiskers' where I would put my wrists to my face and, with my fingers pointing forwards, I'd wiggle them. That began when I was 2. I got bullied and so I guess I ended up morphing my tick into something more discrete as I got older. When I am nervous or uncomfortable I will interlock my fingers really tightly. There are pictures of me me doing it, too. I will also pace or rock back and forth if I am upset.

[@Karina-rt1kb]

Omg I think I have the same thing I did the exact same thing as a child that you did and I also got bullied for that. Now I still have the same thing and some other “tics” also but I can kind of control them when I’m in public. They appear the most when I’m excited or happy. Also when tics appear I feel like all of my muscles tense.

[@cottage.brewings]

I have a flapping tic followed by a squeak. In times of stress, remembering working as a pharmacy tech, it gets bigger and more frequent/violent. It feels like a sneeze that I can feel building. Its changed from scrunching my nose to more overt. The release is 👌👌

[@callumarcadio]

I'm self-diagnosed autistic and had loads of tics when I was a child. I used to jerk my head, make coughing and squeaking noises, and open and close my mouth in a "stretching" motion. I think these tics were linked to stress because they stopped when my parents took me out of school and home educated me. Nowadays I clench and grind my teeth, and during the worst of the pandemic I developed a compulsive throat-clearing habit as a result of anxiously looking out for signs of a covid cough. I kept thinking that I had a cough when I didn't.

[@Skaldic_Works]

I have asperger's syndrome and a tic I have is when I am deep in a stressful thought I end up scratching my head rapidly with both hands. Both arms feel real stiff. Sometimes after that I jerk my head a few times like I am trying to shake off a case of the chills.

[@LilSunny1986]

I know this is an older video but it’s nice to see I’m not the only one dealing with this due to my Autism and ADHD combo. I make sounds, do the fist tic you do, make faces and most of the time this happens when I’m REALLY stressed. I do have small tics when I’m relaxed or happy like small sounds or small movements that will go unnoticed for others.

[@HaileyElmore-d1h]

My tics happen when I’m at school or when I walk in and experience everybody looking at me right after I came back from the weekend . My texts are usually from anxiety. When I was younger, I used to have pandas. I got diagnosed at three years old. I was struggling with it for three years and then they diagnosed me With autism and then ADHD. That’s when they seen me jerk my head a couple times but they didn’t think nothing of it. My mom realize that I kept on doing the same thing over and over again for days and then they said you know what she has Tourette’s syndrome/ticks. There’s a lot I could say that I go through, but don’t want to share my personal life so if you go through pace to let me know. It is a very rare situation less than 15% of people have it in the world and I’m one of them that went through it. Let’s just say my childhood was not that good I am now a teenager and still go through Tourette syndrome i’m going to go get a genetics test tomorrow to see if I still have them. Hopefully, I don’t, but I do still know I have Tourette’s.

[@tarzanandjane1709]

I have quite a few but the worst is when I’ll kind of tense the back of my neck and it gets kind of stuck. It’s really horrible.

[@simonretallick9800]

Body jolts when very tired and I relax my muscles - I can feel one coming and then, bam. Not pleasant though. Stressed I will pull my face skin down with the palms of my hands, also do the same with the back of my head. Without warning I can also can make a loud choking noise by suddenly breathing in. Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis but not Tourette's

[@jimbodapimp4457]

I have Asperger’s, OCD, anxiety, oppositional defiance & dyslexia. I shake my hands in front of me when they’re wet, as a tick, I can’t stop it. I also make noises when my anxiety goes up. I usually play off as me being quirky lol

[@andrewsenf7880]

This is quite odd, last video there were exactly the same amount of comments (58) by the time I wrote my own. I know it has nothing to do with the video, but I had to point it out. Anyway, great video I have many tics of my own, for example, if I get too anxious or angry I cannot behave myself and end up knocking any flat surface very strongly with my fist three times , if I read or hear something which catches my attention I almost instantly repeat it (sometimes I repeat it multiple times until I can replicate the word or phrase), if I'm sitting for a while I usually get anxious and star to swing back and forth. Something very interesting is that when I'm thinking I sometimes clapp with only hand.

[@Meg-po9ur]

my ticks are usually triggered by a need for intense stimulation. I hit my chest, pop my elbow joints and the weirdest of all is when I'm either really excited or nervous. my shoulder jerks involuntarily and I usually make a noise.

[@jilblanche]

I am always tapping my foot, clearing my throat, and not quite flapping my hands but when I get excited my hands slightly flutter. No formal diagnosis, but my nephew is high functioning autistic and my cousin clearly had Asperger's.

[@jiltedlittle6868]

I'm 21, I have Aspergers, OCD, and ADHD. I generally only experience tics when I'm interviewing or auditioning for something. It's honestly refreshing to finally understand what it is. My tics include facial twitching, sometimes just one of my eyes will start twitching uncontrollably, blinking, jerking, and if I am extremely uncomfortable I produce a combination between a grunt and a whimper. It's almost strange for me to think of people being able to hold tics in because for me it feels like it's 100% out of my control. This just goes to show how everyone is different. Thats why I wanted to share my perspective. In short, you don't need to experience tics regularly in order to have them. While it's most commonly known for happening to people with Tourette's syndrome, anyone can have tics. I hope everyone is staying well out there. Thanks again for another informative video, Dan.

[@MercenaryPine9]

I have ADHD, and I always feel the need to repeat sounds that I hear over and over again, and if I don’t make the sounds I feel weird. The sounds I repeat also sometimes stay with me for a long time until they are eventually replaced with a new sound. Example, at 17 years old, I always felt the need to meow whenever I entered a room after consistently hearing meowing. I’m 22 now and I repeat whistling and mouth popping I’ve heard from another person with tics. It’s also suppressable, but again, I feel kind of weird if I don’t do it. I don’t particularly feel like something would happen if I don’t repeat sounds, I just feel uncomfortable. I also repeat the noises if I’m relaxed or not stimulating myself in any way. Is this ticking, or compulsion?

[@sherrilucas5709]

This helped me alot. I have a 14yr old son who just recently started doing the exact samething. I've been a little emotional about it, because I thought he was either in physical or emotional pain and I didn't know what to do. I am reluctant to call his doctor about it, because at times I feel like non autistic people can't relate, and I want to ensure he gets the correct therapy/treatment.

[@Jaynew92]

Thanks man. All your info is on point and helpful.

[@2Baisas]

If you talk to your therapist about Tourette Syndrome, you might also ask about whether you have chronic tic disorder (either motor or vocal). There are behavioral therapies as well as prescription medicines, but I have no idea how effective these are for adults. Some people with tics say they are "unvoluntary," meaning that, like a sneeze or cough, they can sometimes suppress a tic for a little while, but inevitably have to let them just happen, and then there is a sense of relief. I've heard that suppressing tics can be very uncomfortable. And, as you said, there is a premonitory sense, meaning you can feel a tic coming on. I hope you get some helpful answers from your therapist. And try not to feel so self-conscious about your tics -- if other people have a problem with them, that's their problem, not yours. Tics are a part of who you are, and people just need to learn to be more accepting. So there you go! (My goodness, what a long comment...)

[@paleobc65]

I used to clear my throat all the time when I was nervous in middle school and I would crack my back constantly and it would bother people

[@The_bisexual_crow25]

M’y tics usually link with being either super stressed or super relaxed, because I’m either so on edge I can’t stop or I’m so chill I don’t care what happens and I just accept it

[@tiffanybowmer9445]

I only realised I had tics when my little brother was diagnosed with Tourette’s

[@robzombiefan100]

I have Aspergers, learning disabilities (Including Dyslexia and Dysgraphia, which is the reason I had a Speech delay, not Autism necessary), ADD, OCD, and Tourettes, as well Depression and Anxiety from some of those particular disorders. My Tourettes and Aspergers tics includes hitting myself on the forehead, sometimes gently and other times hard, nodding my head back and fourth, and grunting which are all what I do in public, at my house or somewhere else with people I know, I've blurt out stuff, a-lot being actual words, even cuss words, and a-lot of nonsensical words, the purpose for me triggering these tics are through agitation, like some kind of trauma about something like that makes me upset, I performed some verbal tics, and hitting myself on the forehead and what not, so those are what my tics are. When I was younger, I used to blink my eyes a-lot, more than the average person, my tics didn't got worse til I was 16.

[@krystlebee931]

My son has several. I think the one that still catches us off guard is the way he rolls his neck, keeping his mouth open. I keep thinking maybe he needs to stretch his muscles. I've noticed some tics started with his arms shooting out without the stretch, I think this one has become mild as time passed.

[@sparrow8072]

My tics usually are caused by stress/overstimulation or some strong emotion. For overstimulation, I will hit my leg or chest or I jerk my head to the side (with a vocal tic if it’s really bad). The head jerk is actually my oldest one and, because I was undiagnosed, my family just dismissed it as me “getting a shiver.” Most of my emotional tics are vocal. It feels like my brain stops communicating with my mouth and I can only make sounds - like meowing if I’m excited or want to get your attention. I’ve also barked when scared, squawked when distressed from not knowing what to do, and squeaked when startled. Most of my acquaintances don’t notice them for a few weeks and my friends or family don’t even notice them at all anymore because they’re so easy to interpret.

[@benm1296]

I have ASD, SPD, and Tourette's. My tics are largely associated with Tourette's and have gotten worse in adulthood. I was in the Army prior to them getting worse and an autism diagnosis; I have neck jerks, eye blinking, face grimaces, I make a lot of noise like barking noises or half a word. I also have shoulder shrug tics, hitting my head, chest, knees, and the couch or table, blowing air out of my mouth, eye rolling, coprolalia which developed last year, other words, etc. It's obnoxious lol, but I can hold it in a lot so most people in my life don't know until they come over and hang out. I have sensory tics too, like hitting myself or swearing after touching bad textures or foods. I had a meltdown in a restaurant and almost eloped over food texture panic once. Echolalia sometimes as of lately noticed. Thanks for doing what you're doing! It has been very helpful for me to understand my brain and what's been happening during my life. You're awesome!

[@Me-hf4ii]

I find myself clapping a lot. Kind of like a coach trying to get his team amped up as they get out into the field. I am adult diagnosed, and I have no idea how long I have been doing it. Just that after my diagnosis, I started researching ways to cope with overwhelm/shutdown, came across the idea of “stimming” and then how a lot of times stims end up breaking through involuntarily if they are suppressed for a long time. During the time I was conducting this research, I found myself clapping in the middle of the grocery store. And then again as I was folding laundry… and then as I was walking to the bathroom - all in a matter of hours. And it surprised me each time. I didn’t even realize I was doing it until I was nearly done. I asked my son if I do that a lot and he looked at me crazy. He said “… you do that all the time. You didn’t know that?” I asked him for how long, and he said for as long as he can remember, he just got used to it (he’s 10). My husband is ADHD and has a few verbal ticks that used to bug me to know end… I feel bad because I used hound him about it (not knowing what it was), but in the 13 years we have been together, the only thing I do he’s ever commented on was how I hold my breath for long period and then take deep, loud breaths. I just feel like that stim/tick/whatever you want to call it has NOTHING on me aggressively clapping throughout the day. I rock, pace, finger twirl, and jump in place a lot too. Finding out I am autistic has been the best thing for me because I don’t try to mask this anymore. I have severe pain issues that were apparently made significantly worse by suppressing myself so I didn’t stand out in public. Letting out my stims has been very healing for my pain disorder. It’s not cured, but that aspect isn’t nearly as debilitating as it was prior to diagnosis. In other words, holding these things in was physically harming me. Now that I’ve been in this world a while, I do work to keep a fidget toy with me in public to offset some of my bigger stims until I’m home. For me, the need-doh and ono roller are the best. Also keeping track of my auditory load. Wearing ear buds or ear plugs when I’m out or when the kids are being noisy keeps me calmer so I don’t get overwhelmed and my nervous system doesn’t get as ticky. Also yoga. Very regulating. Not sure if what I experience is what you’re talking about. They are involuntary things I do that I can’t always even feel coming until they are happening… but is that a stim or a tick? Is there a difference?

[@thefearlessgeek]

I have that cough/urge to clear my throat. My doctor has thought it might be asthma because it doesn't decrease when I take my zoloft, but the albuterol doesn't help. And I checked and I see for some people, tics don't necessarily reduce when you take zoloft, and sometimes increase. I take zoloft for depression and anxiety. I was told by a doctor when I was in a behavioral health unit that anti-psychotic meds can help with tics. I'm currently seeing a doctor with 4th Street Clinic here in Salt Lake City since I'm homeless. Once I have a job again, I'm going to get a different doctor because I'm questioning the care I'm getting. I took ritalin when I was 6 or 7 years old for ADD. I started getting facial tics when taking that medication, so my parents took me off of it. But also this is when the cough started up, as well as a few other things that I think were tics. The doctor at the BHU I was in in July told me that ritalin doesn't actually cause tics (confirmed when I read an article published a few years ago debunking that ritalin causes tics) but can accentuate tics. So it definitely seems there's some underlying tic disorder that I have not been diagnosed with. But back when I was on ritalin, it was assumed the ritalin was causing the tics. And I think the cough and one or two other involuntary sounds I make might be vocal tics that were fast-tracked by the ritalin. But so far the 4th Street Clinic doctor still thinks it's asthma.

[@emilytuck1]

Hi, I would be interested to know the name of the medication which you said helped you. It might help my son with tics.

[@rebeccawilliams139]

Omg it makes so much sense. I always just put these things down to stimming even though it doesn’t feel like stimming but that’s just how I could describe it to people. I will hit my head or thigh with my hand or with something in my hand. I also do movements with my hands. Everything makes so much more sense now, thank you.

[@jennifernavarro282]

My son is 10 and he has always had little tics here and there but now they seem to be getting ....more. more tics and they last all day long. he seems so get annoyed by them. His tics are : bringing his hands to his mouth with a gentle tap, tapping each step with his foot as he comes down the stairs, touching the edge of each door of each room he enters to and other sounds he makes kind of like whispering or mumbling.

[@jazzkittenirl]

Meds can be taken morning, noon, or night. Some work better at certain times. For you, it better to take your during the day so it helps control your tics all day. If u take it at night its basically being “wasted” while you sleep.

[@nullify3511]

I have this tic where I just call random people cute and then I wink at them like a million times lol. Some tics i have aren’t all that bad but when I am stressed, angry, tired, sad, or overwhelmed then I hit myself a whole bunch of times around my heart and then I can’t breathe too well after. To calm myself down I have to hit myself and I don’t understand it, it feels like somebody is pouring boiling hot water onto me and the only way to stop it from burning is to set myself on fire or something. These tics started about a year ago and I thought it would be easy, I was so wrong. I’ve luckily never had a tic attack or anything but I’ve had many panic attacks due to not being able to breathe (breath holding tic). It’s exhausting honestly, im glad there are people to raise awareness and kind of lift the stigma created for people with tics and other thing related to that.

[@prettymomma3968]

I’m currently trying to get diagnosed with Autism or something on the spectrum but do struggle with what I believe are tics, some are just annoying but other just hurt. I agree they feel like a sneeze and the longer you ignore them the worse they get, I’ve also noticed talking about them will sometimes bring them on. Here’s my most common: -Hand shake off: usually just annoying sometimes turns into wanting to throw whatever’s in my hand, mostly my right hand but also my left. Usually comes on when I’m too focused or too much in thought. -nose twitch:just funny looking but does often turn into a stuck snarl which is annoying, often happens when I’m frustrated or overwhelmed emotionally. -hitting my forehead with an open palm or closed fist: painful and fortunately have never bruised myself but it does hurt, it often comes with silent screaming and or crying and happens when I can’t express my emotions. -folding in half “pillbugging”: my abdominal muscles tense and make me fold over in pain, it varies in intensity from slight pain and bending down a bit to full on can’t move and drop to my knees in pain. It usually happens when I’m tired or stressed badly. -head jerk back and upper body jerking back “exorcism”: it feels like my heads trying to slowly pull itself from my body as well as my shoulders and chest feeling like there bending back slowly trying to touch my hips. It hurts badly and often only stops once my bodies exhausted itself to the point where It can’t move anymore. It’s one of my worst and happens when I’m at my worst which it fortunately is one of the less common ones. That’s all I can think of right now, just wanted to put this out here maybe someone will be out at ease or start to understand themselves from it.

[@ALLIKA9231]

I think from so much trauma i forced my brain to hold in many tics and it hurts doing so and is not easy. The two i cant hold in is nodding when someone is talking its super embarrassing and the other is picking i pick my body often also snapping things out of place and in which is damaging my body but its something my body forces me to do. Ones i hide are repeating words my friends have told me new words like bro, holding my ears, and singing. Don't try holding in tics even if they're embarrassing it hurts you mentally in the long run.

[@christinasweetheart2810]

I've often wondered if tics were associated with Autusim? The night my son was born I noticed his left nostril twitching, at first I thought nothing of it, then I noticed it again a few hours later and the next morning so I called the nurse in to take a look and they told me it was probably nothing so when I took him to his first doctors appt a week later I told them and they did test and there was nothing now flash forward 11 years later and he still has that same tic and has Autusim spectrum too.

[@forestequestrian9290]

I was diagnosed with chronic tic disorder at the same time as my autism diagnosis. Tics can be sooo frustrating! But common ones for me is this weird breathing tic where i kind of do a short breath in repeatedly, rabid blinking, eyebrow raising, odd finger and hand movements, head nodding, nose movements, a bit of grimacing, and quite a few others! The more fascinating tic I get is something called a blocking tic where I literally freeze for a couple seconds. I literally wont breath or move my eyes and will be stuck in whichever position I was in for a few seconds and just have to wait until its over! Its so weird and used to scare me at first. Unfortunately it happens the most often during an exciting conversation! haha very noticeable by whoever I'm talking too. Kind of like a very extreme stutter lol.

[@EnglishMathTutor]

When I'm uncomfortable or feeling awkward or stressed, I HAVE TO tuck my hair behind my ears at least once, but usually a handful of times. I also clear my throat a lot, but I try not to do it around others, because I know the sound can be really annoying to people. Also, when my shoes are off, I will crack all of my toes (super easy for me to do) to feel better. It's like it relieves the tension.

[@sunfish1982]

I double breath I randomly its like my body freaks and takes a double breath.. I also scrunch my nose and eyes up and bend my wrist down very stiff and almost move across my face like a cat and make a kind of humph noise and use the side of my hand to rub my nose once maybe twice its so strange. when I am nervous I also tap my collarbone or shoulder really hard. Edit: My other half just told me I was doing a tick as I wrote this I put my thumb in my fist and smack my mouth a few times apparently I do it alot

[@gamerboyquest]

My son who has an ASD diagnosis clears his throat and grunts at the same time. This is happens a lot more when he's tired or has been upset about something. I'm self diagnosed, pending official diagnosis and I make a "m" sound like I'm going to say "mouse" or "mum" I also turn my head to the right slightly and back again. I usually try to cover this up by rolling my shoulders or by moving my head around as thou I'm stretching. Whenever I'm watching something on t.v I always realise after a minute or 2 that my head is turned to the left and I'm watching side on. People have pointed this out to me too. I think that this might be a stim rather than a tic. Thanks again for your wonderful channel 🙂

[@saige-sullivancoffman3814]

Some of mine included; messing with my hair or twisting my ponytail, coughing, tapping fingers, popping my lips, clicking my tongue, snapping my fingers, clapping, bouncing on the balls of my feet or toes to heel, or there are some sounds I make repeatedly, or I have certain phrases I get stuck on for periods of time in conversation, there are even times I’ll say a random word at a random time for no reason, if I’m wearing jewelry I’ll twist or repetitively tap the jewelry. Also currently only have a diagnosis of Autism.

[@LauraDora124]

I always thought I just did random shivers, no matter the weather. But they’re more like full body jolts and I always tried to repress it as much as possible (making it full body rather than more focused body parts maybe??), but people would still comment “what was that?” And I’d just say “it’s a shiver”. People found it abnormal for a reason I couldn’t understand. As I’ve been learning more about myself, I’ve been learning to take down the mask bit by bit. I find it more commonly makes my head jolt to the side suddenly; one time it caused me to clap out of nowhere. My mum just went “that was weird.” And I replied “I am weird.” I’m still not sure if they’re just “shivers” or in fact tics. I haven’t been assessed yet, I’m still on the waiting list. I tried to explain it to my mum, and she says it’s common to randomly shiver. So I don’t know 🤷🏻‍♀️ maybe I’m not explaining it properly to her. That, or she does it too and doesn’t realise. I haven’t noticed her do it though. It’s so confusing.

[@evie2356]

I do that too! I think of it with myself as just more intense cold shivers than usual but maybe it is a tic who knows! I cant control it, or at least i havent really tried to supress it so it could be that but i do get that sort of tingle down the spine that people describe with cold shivers. I also get a head flick to the left one that I think stems from my anxiety.

[@bubbles3121]

I have a tic that I haven’t had since Highschool, neck jerking, it’s gotten so bad and I don’t know how to control it or at least minimize it. The sensation is so uncomfortable when you force yourself not to do it, I never understood how until I tried. I had a really bad tic attack at work and ended up hiding under the table cause I couldn’t manage it enough to continue working 😑 I’m not diagnosed with it but I’ve been tested, I honestly think I need to be retested. If it’s not Tourette’s it’s autism

[@NonBinary_NonHuman]

I am Autistic & have 4 tics. I hit my chest too. But my hand doesn't ball into a fist. It goes limp. My 2nd is jerking my head. My head goes up, neck goes down. Or my head twists. This usually goes hand in hand with my 1st & 3rd tic. My 3rd is saying "Whoop". My 4th tic is tongue clicking. This sometimes happens right before or after my 3rd tic. It happens more on its own but my 3rd tic is essentially a complimentary tic (it accompanies all my other tics)

[@brittlamarOfficial]

Yes, I relate. Thank you so much for responding to each & every comment

[@random1891]

I say neow like a car going really fast but it mainly happens when I shake, which is also a tic but it’s like a two in one. They occasionally happen separately but mainly together. The shake is like when your cold but I am not cold. I also have one where my arms shoot out infront of me makeung me drop what I’m holding. I have one where my head will jolt to the side which happens when I have an intrusive thought also. I also have a very rare one where I drop to the floor.

[@reddragonunleashed1]

I swallow quite often. When I’m very happy or excited I clap my hands. Pretty often my fingers curl and instead of clapping I bump the middle bit of my fingers together. Sometimes during a movie when something particular exciting or something happens, I stand up and either walk away or run out of that room and then I stop and wonder why I was running/walking and then return to the movie feeling kinda embarrassed I did that especially if there were other people watching with me

[@vanishingpoint2658]

It literally just occurred to me this evening , after I had what I call 'one of my shudders' if this was an aspie-type tic. Every day, at least once, I experience what I can only describe as a full body sneeze. I feel a tension, and tingling build up in my upper arms, and I absolutely _have_ to let it out in either a body movement (usually head and arms) or a noise, either a cry or a noise reminiscent of a sneeze. It isn't something I can keep.in and I have always had this occur. Like you, it often happens most in the mid evening time and the feeling after is very like the satisfying relief of having just sneezed. I haven't been statemented as on the autistic spectrum, but I am pursuing a late adulthood assessment. I am a child of the 1970's and this was not a good time to receive proper assessment or educational.assistance. The one visit I had to a child psychologist aged 3 resulted in me being basically diagnosed with ADHD, being told to start school early as soon as I turned 4, and, very unwisely, to try to discourage my left handedness!🙄 Thank you for your video. Very enlighening. I now feel less alone in the world with my 'shudders'.

[@alexmandin6279]

I have Tourette’s syndrome and was formally diagnosed luckily for me through out the years I have learned how to control the tics and that there’s certain things I hade to learn not to do I still fidget a lot with my fingers with things if my hands aren’t buzzy which in a way is actually a good thing

[@LankyDrummer]

I am not diagnosed with Tourettes, so I have never called mine tics, but when I relax or my mind wanders, I tap on things five times and click my fingers. I also hit my chest and get some jerky movements. I don't know if this is a tic, or whether it is related to my autism/functional neurological disorder. All I know is that they build up inside of me like how you described, but I am not consciously aware I have done them until I have finished the movement, if that makes sense. For example, I am aware I have tapped on myself or a surface on the fifth tap.

[@ThePosessedPoet]

I got diagnosed recently with Autism, but I've always had this 'shiver tick' that I used to just pass off as shivering whenever I could, but than I realized it started happening when I wasn't cold at all, and they got my jolty and jerky movementwise over the years where I can no longer pass it off as just shivering, I don't know how to describe it but I almost feel it in the back of my skull in my brain stem and its like a bolt that makes my body move.

[@laurabartlett2638]

This has helped loads because I close my eyes all the time but it’s not vocal I don’t think, and it happens when I’m really stressed and anxious

[@yeetskeet4224]

I sway as a stim but my tics are like a head jerk to the left and one that goes together I whistle then do a mouth pop. The head jerks usually happens when I’m very frustrated and over stimulated. It causes many headaches. The other one happens whenever I’m nervous or over stimulated by loud noises and people.

[@julianmarks2396]

I used to have quite noticeable vocal tics when I was a kid (thankfully I got rid of them), although today I still blink my left eye quite sharply involuntarily and occasionally raise my eyebrows quickly. Like you, there is no real pattern, they kind of build up, almost like an itch that needs to be scratched (which is interesting as this is how ppl with Tourettes describe having tics to be like).

[@ShadeTheStormWolf]

As a teen with lower stage 1 autism (on the spectrum) i don’t know why, but i experience tics. They usually come around nighttime and on certain topics, sensations, or situations. My tics include contorting my body, shivering, a series of jolting, and leg shaking. And like many other people said, it’s like sneezing. You know it’s coming and it’s like and uncontrollable urge.

[@ezgo9173]

I shake my head and shoulders rapidly on occasion. It's brief, usually less than a second. I think it's caused by seeing or hearing information that surprises me.

[@gina-x8t]

You really triggered my tics and I had a really bad tic attack after the video

[@jendean931]

I always thought it was a stim not a tic thats so informative thank you. I feel the same as you and would love to know about medication x

[@moehatfield348]

stimming is voluntary, and tics are involuntary

[@jok.1666]

Like you just as you are. I'd think trying to suppress a tic would cause you more stress. You cough n fidget a bit on livestreams, we're used to it n don't mind it a bit. In public let them gain a little knowledge. Every NT has quirks. You're evening tic sounds like a transition to relaxing as everyone involuntary jerk once when falling asleep.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

Monica, from experience, stimming is pretty hard to stop, though I'm sure if can be done with conscious effort, the person stimming is often not fully aware they're doing it.

[@TheNate371]

@@colinmacdonald5732 I posted a comment explaining how I used to flap my arms as self stimulation. When trying to suppress it, that just led to me snapping/jerking my body like a full body muscle spasm and trust me that doesn’t feel good. Don’t suppress stimulating movements as it leads to explosive tics is my message that I’m trying to get across.

[@DebraB406]

@@colinmacdonald5732 That's like me with my leg bouncing. I can control it, but I have a very hard time doing so, and many times I don't even realize I'm doing it until someone throws a fit about it. I like being by myself a lot because I know I can bounce all I want and no one will say anything. I wish I could afford testing to find out if I have autism or something else. The leg bouncing is just one of many things I have.

[@sum_intuityawn]

My tics sort of become unnoticeable to me when I get fully relaxed (I still do them but it’s less severe) and I thank God because it gives me a sense of confidence and control in that moment. What I have is a sort of head and face tic, sometimes a blink and I’ll tilt my head back a bit. It’s nearly constant and used to really upset me when I saw myself in videos and recordings I was in.

[@throttlebrah]

Wow !! This is so relatable !!

[@tmnch]

I have Asperger’s and loads of involuntary tics that I can’t control, mainly with my eyes (a lot of twitching) and the left side of my face (mouth and nose twitches, my neck tilting on the left side suddenly) and my left arm and sometimes leg. Only on the left side. So mine are quite small but happen every 10 seconds except when I’m really relaxed or when I sleep. Sometimes, people laugh at me sometimes because of them so I kinda feel ashamed and try to hide it. (I pretend I’m taking something out my eye) when I feel my eye is twitching or pretend I’m scratching my arm when I feel like it’s trembling... Sometimes I’ve been experiencing extreme pain (nothing to do with tics, sometimes I was just unhealthy) and I noticed I would drool, repeat words over and over again, hum, just repeat syllables sometimes... I thought I was in agony but now I feel like I was just having a lot of tics because I was stressed out. When it rains, I tend to sleep poorly and have more tics. When I have autistic breakdowns, I tend to jump up and down and repeat syllables again and again. With masks now in school, people only see my eye or arm tics, so it’s very discreet but when I take it off when I have lunch, people tend to notice more and it can be sometimes cringy or embarrassing... I never feel like a tic is coming but when I’m really unwell, sometimes I do them on purpose because they make me feel better. I think it’s also linked to autism. I’m 15 but it’s been going on for nearly my whole life now. By the way, love your videos on autism. 😉 👍

[@caitlinmorrisey]

Thanks so much for this video. I'm going to go to the doctors about my tics. Ones I have are: Hitting my head, face, arms, legs and chest, clearing my throat over and over, face grimacing, head jerking, and the other day I actually got a word tic which is 'hay' but drop the h so it sounds more like aye - I should mention I'm autistic, I have ADHD, PTSD, and separation anxiety

[@PrimeBallard]

Hey I have aspergers and I noticed movements like this and came to look for videos describing other people's experiences. Sometimes I have an urge to make a sort of flapping motion with my arms. Sometimes this will be paired with extending my neck, flexing my trapezius muscle, or inhaling in a gasp sort of manner. This video helped me out a fair bit, thank you! I'm glad I have a medium to share my experience

[@plarnston]

tics i have: neck jerk: my head/neck jerks to the side mouth click: the right side of my face scrunches up and i click my teeth a couple times shiver squeak: as the name suggests, i make a squeaking noise and i shiver my whole body these are all the ones I've noticed