Posted by Galen on August 21, 2005, at 23:13:21
In reply to Re: Did it stop when you went off the A/D?, posted by med_empowered on August 21, 2005, at 21:21:28
I'm reading about TD. All articles say TD motions are involuntary and some say involuntary and uncontrollable. He can definitely control (i.e. stop) the rubbing and tapping and flexing. As to involuntary -- well, it's not like a facial tic. It doesn't interrupt his other activities; it's just the minute he's not doing anything else, he keeps himself occupied with hand motions.
So unless I'm misunderstanding involuntary, I don't think it's TD. The main thing that fits the description is sterotypies. My sources say they are associated with many disorders, but autism is the only one I know of.
Can A/Ds make people autistic-ish?
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