Movement Disorders, Tics, CMS & Stimming
This is not a comprehensive list, simply some information I have found along the way. Getting a bit vulnerable tonight but wanted to give an example of what physically happens to our son when he consumes free glutamate and/or sources of MSG. This video shows a mild form of the intense “shakes” he was experiencing nearly 40 times a day. While movements like these (hand flapping, wringing of wrists, aka stimming, etc) are typically lumped under the Autism umbrella, they can also independently be diagnosed as Primary or Complex Motor Sterotypies (CMS). Our son was diagnosed with CMS [...]