Thumb in Fist

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I was talking at six months old and I never put my thumbs in my fists. I do however have a stim of squeezing my fists repetitively. I've been doing it since I was about that age, almost always to process unpleasant stimuli.

i do that. i remember someone telling me i punch wrong. not that i go around punching things:/

but i was an early talker...

I still do that, and so do some other people in my family. None of us have a language delay, only one person has a stutter.
I did hear my mother also say it is related to anxiety, but I also seem to do it when I am at ease, so I'm not sure about that.

I did it all the time. It was my default position, hand-wise. I don't think about not doing it now either. It was probably overall generalized anxiety.

I did it all the time. It was my default position, hand-wise. I don't think about not doing it now either. It was probably overall generalized anxiety.

My ex girlfriend did it, she was on the spectrum.

I have since developed a habit of holding my sleeve or curling my hands, usually when sleeping

I reckon I 'caught' it from her.

It may be viral in origin...........

When I walk
I hold my thumbs
in my fists
and pulse squeeze
them
with my fingers.

People
mistake it
for clenched fists
and assume
I walk around
angry all the time.

Nope.
Thumb hugs.

I don't remember ever doing that. I think I may of learned to talk slightly later than average.

I've always held my thumbs in my fists, especially when I'm feeling stressed/upset or overwhelmed (the more I'm struggling with things, the harder I squeeze them). I didn't have any language delay as far as I'm aware.

I did this as a child, and received a lot of grief for it. It started creeping back about two years ago, and is now once again my default position. I will repeatedly squeeze my thumbs when anxious to the point of causing joint pain. My mother reports that I did not talk until age four. Back then it was assumed that it was due to the almost constant ear infections. I see this in my kids who are diagnosed on the spectrum as well as one who I suspect is on the spectrum. Only one of them showed a delay in speech.

I do occasionally. Who's gonna stop me?

Lately I've enjoyed a rhythm of punching my left palm with my right knuckles, right palm with me left knuckles, repeat. I don't close a fist for that though.

I had this kid in my school who was a snitch. He got angry at me one time and he always had his thumbs in his fists. Told him he could hit me full force and I wouldn't hit him back. Worth it!