Is self harming usual for Aspies?

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Or is it just me?

It's fairly common, I think. I wouldn't say usual.

I don't. I understand the self destructive impulse though.
Perhaps we could start a poll?

I know of a few people on the spectrum [no names mentioned] who self harm, or used to self harm.
I am a former self harmer and have AS. I'm not sure if it is common or not though as I haven't done any research on this.

I think it is somewhat common...

I used to bite myself when I was a child...actually, I did that for a LONG time...I don't do it anymore. It was the only thing that calmed me down after being angry...not sure why...something about the pain.

My son sometimes does the same and/or will hit his head with his hands. My uncle used to beat his head to the wall.

I self harm myself, badly when i was a child, i can even remember when i was completely non-verbal, throwing myself on the ground and head banging so hard against the floor, my whole face swell up. As i got older, i got much worse. Now if i have a meltdown or extremely upset, been known to hit myself in the head a lot. Sad but true...

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It's not a trait associated with the disorder, but alot of us do it.

Self-harm could be considered co-morbid with Autism (regardless of level of functioning). Yes, I have had problems and still sometimes grapple with the urge. Mostly I'm a cutter. When I was little I loved to go into a special under-the-stairs deep closet. I would snuggle into the safe corner way in the back where it was dark and warm. I accidentally found a hot-water pipe in my closet and sometimes I would touch my inner arms to the pipe and burn myself to (I guess) relieve stress. That's really the extent of my self-harm, but bad enough. I have scars on my wrists but there's not gaping apparent, thankfully.

Yes, I used to.

Yeah.

Picking your nails and the skin around them till they bleed equates (it's not all banging, cutting, burning, etcetera).

I have off and on since I was 15/16. I keep trying to stop but it's a hard habit to break.

When I was younger I used to hit my head on the ground when I was really upset or mad. Theses days I will punch myself in the head when mad/upset, but I hardly ever do that. I always hid hurting myself even when I was really young. I don't get self harming, I never wanted to cause myself more pain, but I would still did it anyhow.

I did it when I was 19. It was over my first true love. I'm surprised to see how many people do it now, or have done it.
When I was at make up school with a bunch of "goth" students 15 years younger than me it was epidemic.

I sometimes consider using an electric sander so the scar doesnt look so deliberate. You know lines on the left forearm. I don't want to sscar it over to hurt myself rather to hide my past mistake.

However I have met others who have seen it and knew what it was because they had experienced it. In those moments I was OK because it helped me connect with another person who had been in a unique kind of pain.

I thought I invented it. Last time I was at the laundrymat there was a wjhole article in a magazine about it. Is that advertising?

Don't ask me why (I don't know) but when I get REALLY stressed or meltdown, I end up scratching my wrists until they bleed. I hit my head hard and punch various parts of my body.

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