"Strange Behaviours"

Tracee - posted on 08/22/2009

Now to me children are going to touch everything they see. Now my daughter, she have not been diagnosed with anything but when we go out even to a store, she just have to touch something if it's clothes or anything. I never heard of that condition before, is it bad?

Mandy - posted on 08/22/2009

I believe its do to his condition, I have not met another child who did this. I also have a four year old and he seems not to have strange behaviors. Take it easy on him, brush off the small stuff it's not worth it.

Elizabeth - posted on 08/11/2009

my son constantly has to tell any person who walks by us or is in the store hello and if they don't respond back he says "ur rude" or when he plays with toys he is constantly lining them straight in a single file line most of the time sometimes its more lines, then he will destroy it and do it over and over again....my neice who is five now has to play with her ear when drinking anything or going to sleep, has to have the pillows in the pillow cases a certain way has to pick between her toes before and after having socks on and a lot of other things....they say its a compulsive disorder but i think its their way of bringing comfort to themselves in a world that they are trying to figure out i mean remember we have been here a lot longer and they are just starting out

Krysten - posted on 07/22/2009

I just joined, but I have a four year old daughter and she will start the washer and dryer if no one is watching... I know that she has told my husband that she likes to watch the clothes go around and around (we have front loaders). I wouldn't worry too much...

Melissa - posted on 07/14/2009

I am a SPED teacher and taught PPCD (Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities) for 5 years. These sound like pretty typical behaviors for kiddos on the spectrum. The washer and dryer probably soothe him and the poles and looking at people are both stimulating behaviors. Hope that helps!

Kylie - posted on 07/03/2009

mty middle son has ASD ( still waiting to see exactly where on the scale) however these are typical autistic traits, the poles are a tactile thing something about the feel is calming to him, the people could be because unaware how to properly interact OR he could be getting a visual "payoff" when he truns his head, my son runs past things while looking at them out of the corner of his eye, and I'm guessing that you have a front loading washer as they find things that spin claming, most autistic behaviours are typical for a certian age group but our kids just don't seem to grow out of it. the best tool is distraction for EG my son loves bubbles so every where I go I carry bubbles and when sonething inapproaite comes up i distract him with the bubbles.

Tawni - posted on 07/03/2009

hmm.. might just be quirks for him- things that bring consistancy in his little world ya know? only things i've ever noticed with my son i've usually been able to pin point where he picked em up- they're humerous for a while and then they phase out.. havent noticed anything strange that really stuck- he has a huge obsession with talking to strangers and trying to interupt us with service personel (waitresses/cashiers etc) that I cant seem to break though lol :) oh- and he gets directly in our faces a lot.. past that.. nothing i would consider unusual for a small child

Karen - posted on 06/18/2009

As a music therapist who has worked with Asperger and Austim clients, and as a mom of almost four year old twin boys, I'd say he's just being silly and experiencing the world in his own way. However, I'm not a doctor. If you're truly concerned, I'd speak with your pediatrician about his behavior. I also tell moms to go with their "gut" feeling when they're concerned about their child. Most of the time, they're correct about the issue at hand. Good luck and enjoy your little boy!