I didn't know until I got diagnosed as autistic as an adult that skin-picking is a common autistic stim
It is?!
(Context: people very frequently assume I'm on the spectrum or tell me that they think I am, because of a bunch of common behaviours that I share. I've never been diagnosed and I don't know that it'd be useful to me, but the long list does make me feel curious! That said, lots of overlap with anxiety disorders, including OCD. I just always wonder about the OCD label for me, though it fits in other ways, because I don't "feel" anything about the picking. There's no "I must pick because xyz" compulsion, it just happens, as unconsciously as someone jiggling their foot or fidgeting with a pen.)
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I didn't know until I got diagnosed as autistic as an adult that skin-picking is a common autistic stim
It is?!
(Context: people very frequently assume I'm on the spectrum or tell me that they think I am, because of a bunch of common behaviours that I share. I've never been diagnosed and I don't know that it'd be useful to me, but the long list does make me feel curious! That said, lots of overlap with anxiety disorders, including OCD. I just always wonder about the OCD label for me, though it fits in other ways, because I don't "feel" anything about the picking. There's no "I must pick because xyz" compulsion, it just happens, as unconsciously as someone jiggling their foot or fidgeting with a pen.)