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Can self hugging be a symptom of tourette's?
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Do you mean...?: Smith-magenis syndrome, right? Get the child seen by a specialist...Please. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/nbk1310/.
Answered 3/20/2013
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Self-hugging is a: Characteristic of smith-magenis syndrome, as is " lick & flip" that looks like licking your finger to turn a page. It's from a deletion or, less commonly, a mutation, of a gene on chr. 17. Tourette syndrome can cause many different complex motor tics that may include repetitive touching of body parts. A "stereotypy" in autism can be tensing & tightening the torso & arms at the same time.
Answered 3/21/2013
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