did you chew or twirl your hair when you were a child?

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My God. Yet again another of my oddities explained. Reseaching Asperger's on the net is like having someone explain my entire life to me.

As a child I sucked my hair (it was long). I was told I would end up with a ball of hair in my stomach and would need an operation to remove it. But I didn't! Take that, NT world!

Oh, and I still chew everything. I'm like a puppy, though I tend to leave shoes alone

I used to twirl my hair, still do now; but never chewed it

Yes I used to chew my hair... and suck on it >.< And I do twirl my hair, and recently I started to chew it again, I don't know why. But now I cut it so hopefully it wont be as easy to chew it and the habit will disappear again

i used to suck the end of my hair all the time. but didnt remember until i read this post:/

I would chew and suck my hair in Kindergarten all the time...and it was delicious!

My mother had to have my hair cut to ear length to keep me from chewing it. That helped me break the habit. I also specifically remember kids at school mocking me by twirling their own hair.

I did chew/suck on my hair in kindergarten, I remember. I've always twirled it or run my fingers obsessively through it. I've been accused of flirting, in the sense that I was "grooming" while talking to someone of the opposite sex... but it's not something I'm even aware of, most of the time. I'm still learning, but I think, for me, it's a stim.

As a child I used to twirl my hair so much I got bald patches. Then, my mother cut it short. I still like to run my fingers through it and press it against my lips; I like the texture.

I used to chew and suck my hair, until I was about 11 or 12. I remember being told about a girl who did this, and she died, and when they opened her up they found a ball of hair in her stomach. I doubt that story was true, but at the time it scared me enough to stop doing it. I still bite my fingernails, and pull and fiddle with my hair and scalp a lot though.

I did fiddle with and chew my hair! I'd forgotten all about that, and this poll jogged my memory...

I also had a habit of chewing on the collar of my polo shirt quite obsessively. It did earn me a few telling-offs at school...

Yeah. I went through a short phase of really chewing my hair as a teen.. but only mildly so and twirling it other than that. It wasn't as fun as my other habits I guess!

Yup. I still twirl my hair when I'm bored sometimes. >.<

I used to twirl my hair, but never chewed it. Actually, I used to sit for hours with my hair flipped forward while I counted every strand and rubbed.