Can 'stims' be vocal?

[Anonymous]

Wondering if dd is stimming. She doesn't flap (unless really stressed) but sometimes she makes sounds-like noises. Often when watching her beloved kid youtubes (like Blippi) on the kindle.

It sort of sounds like babbling, which she didn't actually do as a baby, and like 'meow'.

She's 4, diagnosed receptive-expressive language disorder, spd, and fine motor delay. I am about to ask for an ADOS test, I think it's time.

[Anonymous]

Could be. My aspie vocalizes. Kind of sounds like he’s making some blubbering noise with his lips. I can’t quite think of the word exactly. But he also flaps, jumps, and spins. A full package of stims. ?

The stims have morphed over time. Less flapping, more odd hand movements. I can’t quite explain but the stims havechanged a bit in the last couple of years.

[Anonymous]

Mine does-it's kind of a weird spitting/clicking sound from the side of his mouth. When the neuropsych asked if he had any stims, I said I didn't think so; then she pointed out later in the day that he was doing the stims as I was saying he didn't have them.

[Anonymous]

My son used to make strange vocalizations when particularly stressed or excited - DH and I called them sound effects.

Eventually, they stopped. DS has ADHD and anxiety.

[Anonymous]

My HFA/ADHD child makes a humming-type sound when she’s reslly relaxed, like when on an iPad. I find it charming but fear her classmates might find it distracting. It’s definitely a stim, her only one.

[Anonymous]

My ASD kid hums and sings sometimes as a stim. Vocalizations can also be a tic, so be sure to ask about that too.

[Anonymous]

My kid’s main stim is vocal and he only does it playing video games. It is Auh, auh, auh and is loud. DS does not have other stims. No flapping.

On higher doses of stimulants for his ADHD, DS gets stims like staring at his hands while moving them palm up and down but this only occurs when on ADHD medication.

DS has ASD and ADHD, combined type.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid’s main stim is vocal and he only does it playing video games. It is Auh, auh, auh and is loud. DS does not have other stims. No flapping.

On higher doses of stimulants for his ADHD, DS gets stims like staring at his hands while moving them palm up and down but this only occurs when on ADHD medication.

DS has ASD and ADHD, combined type.

When DS was younger his other stim was running around - it did not look like a stim but is according to his doctors. Subtle. He no longer does this at 11 but still vocalizes when playing video games by himself. Does not do it when playing with his friends.

[Anonymous]

OP here-thank you guys, the vocalizing she does sounds like what some pp's kids do, so perhaps it is a stim. I'll discuss it at her upcoming appointment.

[Anonymous]

Yes, verbal stimming. Check for heavy metal toxicity. Metals are so common in our kids and they suppress the immune system allowing pathogens to have a field day. These pathogens produce toxins that affect the brain. You see viral reactivation, yeast and bacterial overgrowth. Good thing is most of the pathogens can be managed safely and very effectively with herbals (eg olive leaf extract, lemon balm, biocidin, etc). Along the same lines, parasites can be part of the problem. Here, notice if you see an uptick in stimming and behaviors that coincide around the full or new moon. Yes, you heard correct. I know it sounds crazy if you never heard this information before. I thoroughly expects others on this board to jump all over my comments (DCUM has never been biomed friendly), but take the information and do a little research for yourself to see if it might hold some answers to help your child.

[Anonymous]

Also, don't bother mentioning any of this to your traditional/allopathic medical doctors. They receive very little training in toxicology and have no knowledge of natural remedies that aren't supported by big money pharma companies.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, verbal stimming. Check for heavy metal toxicity. Metals are so common in our kids and they suppress the immune system allowing pathogens to have a field day. These pathogens produce toxins that affect the brain. You see viral reactivation, yeast and bacterial overgrowth. Good thing is most of the pathogens can be managed safely and very effectively with herbals (eg olive leaf extract, lemon balm, biocidin, etc). Along the same lines, parasites can be part of the problem. Here, notice if you see an uptick in stimming and behaviors that coincide around the full or new moon. Yes, you heard correct. I know it sounds crazy if you never heard this information before. I thoroughly expects others on this board to jump all over my comments (DCUM has never been biomed friendly), but take the information and do a little research for yourself to see if it might hold some answers to help your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, verbal stimming. Check for heavy metal toxicity. Metals are so common in our kids and they suppress the immune system allowing pathogens to have a field day. These pathogens produce toxins that affect the brain. You see viral reactivation, yeast and bacterial overgrowth. Good thing is most of the pathogens can be managed safely and very effectively with herbals (eg olive leaf extract, lemon balm, biocidin, etc). Along the same lines, parasites can be part of the problem. Here, notice if you see an uptick in stimming and behaviors that coincide around the full or new moon. Yes, you heard correct. I know it sounds crazy if you never heard this information before. I thoroughly expects others on this board to jump all over my comments (DCUM has never been biomed friendly), but take the information and do a little research for yourself to see if it might hold some answers to help your child.

NP and thanks for this perspective.

I cured a lifetime of panic, anxiety, migraines and eczema by seeking help from a homeopathic practitioner. I had excoriated my skin for years and had nervous fidgets and stomach problems throughout school.

Also, there is something to be said for "howling at the moon" or moon cycles causing mood swings...more ERvisits, etc.

I'm a very quiet proponent of alternative therapies and am a researcher and skeptic by nature. Not at all taken to cure-alls or new age type beliefs, but I'm sold! I got so sick and so desperate that I was open for any relief.

[Anonymous]

Hey - we do see a big uptick around lunar cycles. You are saying that might be parasite related?

And this isn’t nuts, btw. Our very traditional neurologist mentioned it often happens. It also has to do with the gravitational pull.

[Anonymous]

Yup.
Vocal play. They can like the way it sounds or the way it feels when they are making the sounds. My ASD kiddo has a siren and a tounge click.
I hardly notice anymore