Asperger Hand Flailing

[NinjaStyle1337]

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[lawofjude]

My 9 month old son does this whenever he is happy or uposet but his Pediatrcian says it is age-appropriate and if he is still doing it at 18 months then we may worry more about it. Did your child do this as an infant as well?

[avatarion]

what a bullshit analysis if you think just because someone flails their hands it's some type of syndrome. i bet every single human being moves their body in some ways when they're extremely excited. question is how much and for what reason. but you don't just stand completely still. i'd be more worried if someone did.

[TeamHeavySuck]

I flap my hands in front of my face and it really helps me to stay awake long enough to get out of bed for school, especially when I slap myself in the face! Hahaha!

[Kingcobrasaurus]

Um...don't all people do that? (like the twiddling fingers thing)

[mccravydavid]

hey i have this syndrome

i shake my hand though

its like a habbit

[adrishelton]

I also do the hand flapping, i have AS, and it happens when im very excited, happy, nervous, i cant control it... but it doesnt matter ^_^

[Bashinzu]

Had this problem once, I could always control it though. I was like, "To hell with my Aspergers."

[Pwnagemonkey1]

haha i used to do this! ive got better though :D

[whiningpuker]

Please don't cuss or argue on the comments section of this video. Please also don't insult people with AS or any person with a challenge or a difference. I've had to delete & block quite a few comments/people recently, & it's a very sad thing to think there are people out there who hate folks like my little boy just because they're different. Please search yourself before you make a negative comment. Christ teaches us to turn the other cheek, but it sure would be nice if folks stopped hitting.

[aspie101]

That's just wrong. I can make eye contact, but only to friends and family.

[4439983]

I have apsbergers to and I wish my techers wodent try to make me have eye contact thairs no youse i cant evean do it right

[dkrustyklown]

Look at their eyebrows instead of their eyes.

They will not notice and you won't be bothered about it anymore.

[AutisticWhoLives4God]

I'm not sure if this is true for other people with Asperger's Syndrome, but it is literally painful for me to look anywhere near a person's face. I always have to look straight down or turn about 90 degrees away from them. There is no way I could look at someone's eyebrows.

[dkrustyklown]

Well in that case, then just let people that you want to be friends with understand your situation and if they're decent people then they will understand.

[AutisticWhoLives4God]

Yes, thank you. That's exactly what I do. It just stinks when I'm put on the spot by a teacher. I'm unable to vocalise most of my feelings, so they think I'm lying or something.

[KarikoUniko]

I can look at people's faces, but not their eyes for more than a second or two at a time, usually my eyes dart around

[sneekyo]

@KarikoUniko just takes practice, can't expect to be good at it right away. just think about making eye contact, if you dont no problem don't beat yourself up, just keep trying

[metacarpied]

I have Asperger's, and I can't look at people at all. In fact, I have no idea what to do with my eyes or hands at all. As for eye contact, that is very unnatural if not impossible for me. This makes socializing much more painful. :(

[AutisticWhoLives4God]

Sometimes I feel like covering my eyes with my hands, but I don't. I try not to think that everyone else makes eye contact, and I don't. The thought just makes me disappointed in myself for no good reason.

[whiningpuker]

I know that people have gone through a lot, and I know they are hurt and angry...but I'm not sure that coining terms like "norms" is the way to go. It doesn't seem to be used in a very positive way in the last few posts. I'd hate to think that my son is going to think it terms of "us against them." Everybody is different. Everyone is quirky in their own way. We're all together in this. And if we're not, we should be.

[Fastillion]

Having to hide the shakes, (grocery store usually) tends to make me real angry. And yeah, I still do it so norms do not have their meltdown. Making your kid hide it? Dangerous game to be playing. Hope it works out.

[Fastillion]

Translating norms is something you learn. Like asking, "Are you happy?" Norms understand that. I'd have to ask, "About what? Compared to who? Compared to myself yesterday? My whole life vs the average person?" Meaningless question.

[Sparrow1138]

Thank you for posting this. My DD does a very distinct hand movement when frustrated rather than stimulated. Your son does a very similar action when he bends his hands back. Thanks ever so much, it's so hard to discribe.

[Xaio30]

Asperger is great. You get some improved abilities and it drains your personality a bit. But hey! What would life be if you dont have anything to improve? (Sorry if i made that sound like a computer game.)

//Xaio30

[tntdns]

My son did this. It has calmed down a lot with work. I had him Clap, instead of Flap.

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[randy0987]

is this the same as "hand flapping"?

[frelledsenseless]

Yes

[blueandyellowguitar]

whoa... the kid i babysat ALWAYS did this when he was excited or anxious, and he would move his mouth weird too, it was kinda cute lol :P

I wonder if hes autistic..

[whiningpuker]

Could be! Did he have a lot of meltdowns and take things literally as in putting pennies in his mouth if someone said something like, "Put your money where your mouth is"?

[blueandyellowguitar]

well, ive never been in a case where ive said anything literal so I wouldnt know, BUT meltdowns?

like.. he got really upset really easily when his sister would try to pick which movie to watch ... I had to calm hm down FAST before he would started crying or something. lol :]

[mazoku1010]

Stupid question, a lot of children would take it literally at that point.

[sneekyo]

@whiningpuker I think any child takes things literally, understanding metaphors takes time

[pascaweb]

I used to do this in my childhood and for a period I felt like if I didn't press my fingernails (of every finger of my hands) in sequence , they were going to fall off my hands ...sounds weird? those traits have disappeared, but still recall them with nostalgy

[randy0987]

do you have aspergers?

[pascaweb]

I think so, but I've never being diagnosed