frikfrak Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Hi, My DS (23) lately has been very touchy..meaning touching/playing with EVERYTHING...sees the garlic on the counter and starts peeling it...takes the salt shaker or pepper and puts it in whatever is around like iced tea...just basically playing with everything, can't seem to sit still. If we go somewhere he will pick up whatever is around and play with it. Is this considered ticcing? OCD?....If so then I guess he does have pandas as well as lyme. thanks for any thoughts his mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missmom Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 I know what you mean, I would not really call it a tic, nor would I call it OCD. Just like some people tap their feet, or wiggle their toes when wearing flip flops. It seems to me more like just having to keep hands busy. I have seen people who are trying to quit smoking having to chew gum, or having to have a cup of coffee in their hands just to keep from reaching for that cigarette. Maybe ADHD type of behaviors, or some type of nervous response. I am not really sure what to call it. When my son is in a flair I notice he can't keep kis hands still either. He usually plays games on his phone or shuffles cards or twirls a pencil in his fingers, or picks up whatever is around. All teenagers are constantly on their phones now anyway, so usually it's not too bothersome to us. Once the flair gets better this usually gets better as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2MCL Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Can he stop if asked? My understanding is that a tic is an urge or a feeling... My daughter taps her feet. It is a distinctive pattern. Most of the time she has to finish it or it upsets her. I consider it a tic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missmom Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Yes, he can stop whatever he is doing at that moment but then reaches for something else. Like if he is twirling a shuffeling cards over and over and it gets on my nerves I say to him "please put the cards down". He will put them down but then reach in his pocket for his phone. It is like he has to keep his hands busy when he is in a flair. Mommy2mcl- if there is a pattern to it and she can't stop until she has finished the pattern then yes, I would call it OCD. My son does not get mad when I ask him to stop, he just starts doing something different. It might be throwing a ball up over and over and catching it or dribbling a basketball, I don't know what to call it. I just usually tell him he is being fidgety again. He is not currently in a flair so things have calmed down for now but it is always indicative of a flair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr40 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 We see similar. I am not sure what these symptoms should be called. they don't quite fit either OCD or tics. and they are not exactly fixations either. but taken all together, perhaps they are a form of obsessive behavior. compulsion is not there in the sense that they don't have to do one thing, but they have to do something. if you find a good definition, please post it. we started vayarin three months ago and so some let up of such behavior. we stopped it a week ago and they are starting to creep in again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missmom Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 What is vayarin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayzoo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 When kiddo does this it is usually referred to as tactile touching (if I remember correctly). It is lumped into a bunch of Sensory Integration Disorder issues, but it may also stem from anxiety. Vayarin Is prescription Omega 3's: http://vayarinflipsthescript.vayapharma.com/#top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Nikki Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 What about repeating a single word every 3-4 seconds and entering into a non-responsive state? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayzoo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Kiddo's tics are vocal. Repeating the same pattern of sounds without the ability to control them. Kiddos OCD is a bit more elusive. She asks the same questions over and over and over......................... Sometimes minutes apart, and she knows the answer. If I turn the question the around and ask her, she knows the answer, but she asks out of compulsion. She also will focus on one or two shows and watch them endlessly, and ask questions about them endlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Nikki Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Dd does the same thing with watching the same show over and over, sometimes she writes the same words over and over on paper or the wall or opens a note pad on the computer and types the same phrase like it was like a exercize or punishment and i forget to mention to doc its part of her ocd routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frikfrak Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 thank you all...seems like we're not alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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