"Grunting" tic??

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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........

yes...well, actually i teach art in a special ed facility

"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 find I come to WP for awhile, get a little obsessive about it,...'

Maybe we all have a bit of AS ourselves! This doesn't help.

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.

sinagua--

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.

equinn

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.

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?

I'd just like to mention since he's on Concerta, it's possible it could be a side effect of that medication. ADHD meds can sometimes trigger tics, especially in a kid with a genetic predisposition to Tourette's. (The gene for Tourette's can also cause ADHD and obsessions, and has incomplete penetrance, meaning not everyone with the gene has the symptoms from it.)