Our 7 year old Aspie has been coming home from school with some strange facial tics, finger tics, and coughing tics. The coughing tics are so annoying it sounds like he is going to throw up! I notice that these tics occur more when he is excited or anxious. Does anyone know what to do? Or can you relate? It makes me wonder what is going on in his brain. Oh-another thing I've noticed lately is, he'll start a sentence, get half way through it, then start it again, throwing in a "throw-up" cough. He sounds like a broken record. Like his brain is going a hundred miles an hour and he can't slow down. I made an appt with his psych for this coming week. I've held off long enough. I hope meds will help him. I just want my Hunter back.

Tics are common in Asperger's because Tourette's and obsessive-compulsiveness are so closely linked. I personally don't have any tics (though I do blink repeatedly when upset), but I do have echolalia, which is common in Tourette's. I repeat quotes from movies/TV shows all day long, having to mimic the facial expressions and gestures, too. Most of my repetitive behaviors come from "stimming," though. When I get really upset, I stim by rocking and/or wringing my hands. I do both when I get really bad- I just had an episode about a half-an-hour ago. Good luck, God bless, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask! :angel:
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My one son has asperger's and is 7 but does not show any tics. I do however have a son that when he was 7 started having tics. Blinking, coughing, throat clearing, facial grimmaces. They have progressed into more now and they change all the time.

After having him tested by the pediatrician, eye doctors, etc. They all said he was fine. I then began researching on the internet and found he had all the symptoms of Tourettes. The pediatrician then agreed after I brought him the information. I also took him to a university in our city and had him in a non medicated research clinic, where they taught him to relax, and change the tic to something less noticeable or socially acceptable.

I am also taking him and the other son to a wellness clinic where they are being tested to see if there is any reason for the aspergers or the tourettes.
This is alot of work but I hope it pays off in the long run.

All of these neuro. things are so closely related that it is hard to get a confirmation on what is going on with them.

Good luck to you.

I know what you are going through. My son had the clearing throat, coughing, puking sounding tick last year. It was very annoying. I eventually got use to this and then it just went away. It lasted about a year, not sure where it came from, just glad to see it go. Good luck.

Gatsby is right, Aspergers and tourettes are closely related, along with obsesion/compulsions. i had tics as a child, a nd sill do to this day. mine are mostly eye blinking and whole body movements. i also i palilalia, where i repeat my own words. most kids grow out of their tics, but until then seeing his doctor is a good idea.

SGH

my son is 18 hfa with mild mr. he has been ticking since he was 5, same as your son he also has this annoying movement with his arm,he bends his arm and make a fist and he will gently hit his stomache with it it drives me nuts,and he grunts coughs clears his throat etc. i try to tune it out.

Gatsby,

I don't have Tourette's, but I find myself repeating lines of my favorite movies too. I do it to myself, so people won't know I'm doing it. I think the lines.