Posted by Aylese on January 22, 2001, at 21:16:26
In reply to Shell, posted by Rach on January 21, 2001, at 15:38:11
Skin-picking is also a criteria for diagnosing ADHD.
My husband has compulsive behaviors he isn't even aware of. The older he becomes the more he exhibits these behaviors.
I believe these are tic disorder behaviors. It is becoming difficult to enjoy his company. Here goes:
He clears his throat about every 5 seconds or even more. The more excited he is about something, the louder and more frequent these throat clearings become. His throat clearing is often followed by nose-sniffing and then rubbint his nose.
He hums a non-tune noise while preparing his plate to eat. Every morsel of food item he places on his plate gets it's own few non-notes. When he butters his bread, etc., more humming. This humming has become more frequent and he also does this while rifeling through papers or laundry or files, etc.
He talks out loud to himself wherever he happens to be. If he is really excited, he talks louder and louder. Yes, he does ask questions and answers them too. He talks very loud when he fills the gas tank or scrapes the frost off his windshield. I tell him he must stop or someone is going to call the police or ambulance and have him taken away sometime.
When people begin a conversation with him, he will abrupty and loudly say "What?" or "I beg your pardon?" without even listening to what they have said.
I find all of these behaviors very distressing and it causes real anger in me sometimes. He is an extremely intelligent fellow. Above average. He is certainly a work-aholic-type person.
Sometimes I think he is just rude and selfish for behaving this way, but I always know he is unaware that he is behaving in such an aggravating way. Is this something that could be controlled with medication?
Please respond, anybody!
Thanks,
Aylese
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