Sleep Chant/Hum - Autism Spectrum Message Board

advntrejrn · 03-30-2004, 10:16 PM

Good evening,

(brand new to the board)

My daughter Sarah (9, recently diagnosed with HFA) has.. for as long as we can remember.. 'chanted' or hummed (with open mouth, very throaty) herself to sleep most evenings. Usually within 5-10 minutes of saying goodnight and turning the light out, it begins.. and it's a low, quiet "drone" or "hum" .. fairly broken, but constant for anywhere between 10 and 30 minutes.

We've walked in and looked at her while she was doing it, and she stops and smiles.. so she's aware and coherent - and if we've said "it's time to sleep now Sarah"... she usually stops. We don't say that often, figuring this is her own unique way of winding down and settling herself. But I was curious if anyone else has experienced it?

Thanks!

Tonya

Redhead23 · 03-31-2004, 01:46 AM

Vocal stims are fairly common in ASDs (autism spectrum disorders), I myself used to hum to myself a lot when I was little (don't normally do that any more though).