"Grunting" tic??
My son has recently started making a grunting sound. It started when we played tether ball one time. He would make a grunt every time he hit the ball. He started making the same sound (a little quieter) frequently throughout the day. It annoys me a great deal if he's doing it. It's all I hear.
I started wondering if he had Tourette's. But, he can stop it. I'm considering it a stim. If I distract him enough, he stops doing it. He seems to be doing it when he's happily thinking about something. I'm hoping it's a phase.
I actually took him to the gp and then to a specialist to "make sure" there was nothing else going on.
For J this is just part and parcel of who he is at the moment, and thats fine. We try not to comment on it because it does make it worse.
You need to do what you you need to do, each child is different.
I am also of the belief it's better to be safe than sorry.
Thanks. I'm definitely not _upset_ about the grunting, just curious about it. I personally think it probably is a vocal tic of some kind. But maybe my husband is right and it _is_ just allergies. Either way, my son isn't distressed about it and neither are we. But I am keeping an eye on it, just so see if it continues, and under what conditions.
my student does this when he's anxious. it's not constant. for him, it's controllable. we ask him to stop and he does.............i do however, have other students ( now that i think more about this issue) who make varied noises which they do not seem to be able to control nor are they able to stop when they're asked........
I'm gathering you are a special ed teacher?
"I'm going to try to be mindful in my response here because I feel like I just got rather unfairly jumped on. "
I apologize--I just think that too many parents are a bit oveerreactive to their kids--when there is so much more to be concerned with in the world.
I think it's getting to me--I got caught up myself and have found it's much healthier for my son and me to back off a bit. If someone needs some info, fine. But, I just like to think he is the way he is. So, I guess when I note other parents too observant or too concerned, it makes me want to comment.
I still like to check in, offer advice when I can--but, truly, I think it's about time for me to fly the coupe. I was becoming a bit too fixated on every thing my son did!
Now, he's in a wonderful new school and team doesn't fuss, comment on everything he does--and, boy, is it nice!
Sorry, again. Hope I wasn't too harsh. I'm in a different place.
I apologize--I just think that too many parents are a bit oveerreactive to their kids--when there is so much more to be concerned with in the world.
I think it's getting to me--I got caught up myself and have found it's much healthier for my son and me to back off a bit. If someone needs some info, fine. But, I just like to think he is the way he is. So, I guess when I note other parents too observant or too concerned, it makes me want to comment.
I still like to check in, offer advice when I can--but, truly, I think it's about time for me to fly the coupe. I was becoming a bit too fixated on every thing my son did!
Now, he's in a wonderful new school and team doesn't fuss, comment on everything he does--and, boy, is it nice!
Sorry, again. Hope I wasn't too harsh. I'm in a different place.
Totally accept the apology - I know sometimes I can be a bit overly defensive myself. Thank you for this. I agree some parents are too overreactive with their children. Balance is always the best goal, definitely.
I find I come to WP for awhile, get a little obsessive about it, and then walk away for awhile. Then when I'm ready, I return with new energy.
Maybe we all have a bit of AS ourselves! This doesn't help.
Absolutely. I find for me, it's cyclical. I'll go through periods where I'm reading every book I can get my hands on and spending hours poring over message boards and websites, and then one day I'll just feel like, "OH for god's sake, ENOUGH already!" and walk away and not read/post another thing related to AS/ADHD for weeks, months even. Then something will happen and I'll dive back in and become totally immersed/obsessed for awhile again.
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Both my daughter and I do this.
I haven't even brought it up to her because I know I do it too.
Sometimes I really do have 'stuff' down in my throat somewhere and have a hard time keeping it clear.
It's not like it's a lot of phlegm, but what ever it is it bothers me enough to try and clear it.
That's not really grunting, to me though.
I do tend to make noises when I'm just doing ordinary stuff. Small grunts are just one of the noises I make along with a, "mmm", from time-to-time.
Glad you're not worried about it.
I'm sure as he gets older he'll definitely be able to let you know if it's really something blocking up his throat/airway or just a tic.
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that's me too! It's helpful and annoying at the same time--I learn quite a bit, in spurts, and then move on.
I just had a student grunting today in class--he claims it was his asthma acting up, but he tends to be a nervous kid anyway. I bet, he has a bit of a tic that comes on when he feels anxious about something, anything. My son is afraid of many things--and we keep his fears in check by keeping busy and redirecting. Every night he has to tell me what scares him--lately, it's aliens. Fears wax and wane. Just ride it out unless he gets bothered by it. I, too, have had similar anxiety produced behaviors and I overcame them on my own. I had to clear my throat before I went to sleep at night. My sister would intentionally say good night AFTER I cleared my throat because she knew I had a pattern of doing things.
I can relate.
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I just wanted to say Equinn I'm sorry if you felt that perhaps I jumped on you, I know I didn't mean to come off that way. I enjoy reading your posts, its good to have a balance. I think sometimes as parents we do become to wrapped up in our kids and every little new thing and we can lose sight of the big picture.
I'm of the belief that it's better sometimes to get the things your worried about checked out quickly. Rule out worst case possibilities and fears and move on. Any way these are just my thoughts.
As I said earlier J has been making this noise for years before I did anything about it, asthma runs in our family I wanted to make sure that this wasn't some form of that. It's not, but this throat noise is common.
This is a little off the subject...
If it's any consilation, I operated with a heart surgeon who grunted like a tennis player as he closed up... a weird experience, but obviously a very talented guy.... so talented everybody accepted his little habit.
I think the grunting was just concentration as he did a job really well.
If it's any consilation, I operated with a heart surgeon who grunted like a tennis player as he closed up... a weird experience, but obviously a very talented guy.... so talented everybody accepted his little habit.
I think the grunting was just concentration as he did a job really well.
Not off-topic at all! Thanks for adding this to the thread. That's really interesting to know. When I heard my son doing it, he was concentrating hard on a video game. Very interesting.
Hi, I'm 18 years old I've been suffering from constant grunting I've been doing this for 6yearsish. I'm on Concerta for my ADHD. I don't know that I'm doing it sometimes but it just feels like there's something always in my throat and I grunt to clear it but there's nothing there? it's embarrassing for me when I go to the cinema or when the room is silent
and now it's starting to get on my parents nerves when they're trying to watch something. Does anyone know why I grunt constantly? it's repetitive. Is it a tic or?
and now it's starting to get on my parents nerves when they're trying to watch something. Does anyone know why I grunt constantly? it's repetitive. Is it a tic or?
It could be a tic. My son has motor tics and he says that he has a strange sensation the precipitates his need to tic, then when he tics, it makes the sensation go away. He can avoid doing it for a period of time, but avoiding it makes a feeling of tension build up that is very uncomfortable for him. Does this sound familiar to you?
Have you asked your doctor about it?
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