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Common "problem" behaviors and
speculations about their causes continued-

Ruth Myers, MD, James Salbenblatt, MD, Melodie Blackridge, MD

General scratching

  • Eczema
  • Drug effects
  • Liver/renal disorders
  • Scabies

Self-restraint/binding

  • Pain
  • Tic or other movement disorder
  • Seizures
  • Severe sensory integration deficits
  • PTSD
  • Parasthesias

Scratching stomach

  • Gastritis
  • Ulcer
  • Pancreatitis (also pulling at back)
  • Porphyria (bile pigment that causes, among other things, skin disorders)
  • Gall bladder disease

Scratching/hugging chest

  • Asthma
  • Pneumonia
  • Gastroesophageal reflux
  • Costochondritis/"slipped rib syndrome"
  • Angina
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Head banging

  • Pain
  • Depression
  • Migraine
  • Dental
  • Seizure
  • Otitis (ear ache)
  • Mastoiditis (inflammation of bone behind the ear)
  • Sinus problems
  • Tinea capitis (fungal infection in the head).

Stretched forward

  • Gastroesphageal reflux
  • Hip pain
  • Back pain

Smearing feces*

  • Polyps
  • Enlarged prostate gland (males only)
  • Hemorrhoids






*Behavior and possible causes added by David Pitonyak

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