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Random Twitching and Jerking - Is it Related to ADHD or Autism?

Saint_Julian

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Does anyone else get this- I randomly like shudder or twitch so hard so I smack myself, like my left arm will just jerk and hit my chest or shoulder, or my head will jerk really hard to one side. I can feel it coming on, it’s like a weird chill and then JERK. So weird, didn’t know if it was related to my ADHD or what it would be and I haven’t had any results on Google. I feel like I used to it more, like I occasionally would spill a full cup from random jerks. It seems to happen more when I’m tired but not always so idk. I also believe I am autistic, if that helps at all? Idk 😅

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    • Soskae

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      According to some of my research in academic papers. (I can’t promise I understood them correctly because I do not have my doctorate) motor tics can accompany adhd. When I got diagnosed I started doing research into them because me and my neurologist thought I had seizures and or Tourette’s but my brain activity came back having very small seizure activity that would not explain it and I only got them when I was feeling and emotion strongly so Tourette’s was ruled out. My neurologist just kinda shrugged so I did more research on my own and in a few papers I read tic disorders were more comorbid with ADHD.

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    • Soskae

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      According to some of my research in academic papers. (I can’t promise I understood them correctly because I do not have my doctorate) motor tics can accompany adhd. When I got diagnosed I started doing research into them because me and my neurologist thought I had seizures and or Tourette’s but my brain activity came back having very small seizure activity that would not explain it and I only got them when I was feeling and emotion strongly so Tourette’s was ruled out. My neurologist just kinda shrugged so I did more research on my own and in a few papers I read tic disorders were more comorbid with ADHD.

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      • Soskae

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        @Soskae I’ve given myself bruises, dropped things, made weird faces, hurt myself and kicked people completely without any control. It’s better when I’m not stressed or cold but I am getting medicated for it now.

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    • ThickAndTired

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      when I first start meds, my anxiety always hikes, and I notice I do a lot of those jerking movements. I attribute it to high anxiety and high energy that just needs to be expelled somehow so my body just jerks

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    • Javen

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      If you are on a lot of meds especially ones that are sending lots of dopamine to the brain that can cause tics. But its quite common on medication. I have tourettes and if it's one movement it would not count. But meds can commently cause that just cause its adding more energy to your brain in a way lol

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    • Myrabelle

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      Yea same I get this too, randomly I woukd also out of no where jerk, or my head by itself woukd move either to the left or right side and i feel it coming but cant really stop it that much..

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    • Siobhann

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      “They're thought to be due to changes in the parts of the brain that control movement. They can run in families, and there's likely to be a genetic cause in many cases. They also often happen alongside other conditions, such as: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)” from www.NHS.uk

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      • Saint_Julian

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        @Siobhann Thanks! My 11 y/o sister also gets what she calls ‘shivers’ but they’re very similar to what I do. She hasn’t been diagnosed with ADHD but she’s suspiciously similar to me 🫢

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    • Feathers

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      It sounds like a med side effect, particularly similar to those of antipsychotics

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      • Saint_Julian

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        @Feathers I actually got them a lot worse when I was younger, way before I started taking meds for ADHD 😅

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    • potsprincess

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      I get this too its really weird, I have no idea if its related to my adhd or any of my other problems. I also get tremors especially shaking legs idk if that one is from my medication or not I have to start paying attention to if it happens when I don't take it. And I have restless leg syndrome, I know thats not related to the medication.

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      • Saint_Julian

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        @potsprincess I used to like violently bounce my legs when sitting but thankfully that has stopped since taking Adderall. I don’t have restless leg syndrome as far as I know, but my 11 y/o sister (who also gets the random jerk/shivers like I do and who I suspect has adhd) does have restless leg I believe. Maybe it is all connected

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    • Skai

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      I've also been trying to find an answer for this. I always believed mine were anxiety induced but as some of them got more violent and as my anxiety meds helped my general anxiety and not the tics, I wondered what is causing it. It is possible for adhd to cause tics but I also take adhd meds so at this point I'm quite confused and wondering if it might be tourettes for me personally. I went a bit off track but basically they could be caused by anything from anxiety, adhd, even possibly autism, and ofc tourettes.

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      • Saint_Julian

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        @Skai For a while I was convinced it was Tourette’s but I’ve found that I don’t do it consistently enough and I don’t really have any other things that make me think I do. I have wondered about anxiety as well. Maybe it’s adhd related but like provoked by anxiety?

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