Autism-Stimming

My 4yr old is stimming in this video, intensely shaking and hand flapping. His shakes are not seizure related, we did a 24hr EEG to rule out. He has ALWAYS "shuddered/shake" sine he was 3 months old. The hand flapping came at 2 1/2 yrs, he is almost 5 now and still stims.
In this video you will see him visually stim (watching the egg spin, physicaly stim (shakes,hand flapping, facial expressions), and verbally stim (some panting noise with his mouth). These are just some of the types of stimming he does.

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• autism
• stimming
• early signs
• shakes
• hand flapping
• spinning
• children
• music therapy

[maldoman23]

Very brave of you to post this

[cricket1r]

@maldoman23 yes I know, we have already recieved a very horrible comment before and it worries me but we post these types of videos for information..... he is much older now, 7 1/2 years and very high functioning so we sill be taking down his videos soon....

[AnteroX1234]

have you gotten him into any special activities? like playing any musical instrument? it is possible that he can develop savant-like skills in something. when he gets that focused into the metal egg whatever goes thru his mind is unexplainable to the typical human being.

[cricket1r]

@AnteroX1234 He likes chess, art, and video games.....

[Leslinka]

He is looking at himself in the reflection of the egg, children with autism often like to look in mirrors especially

if the reflection is warped or distorted! I know a child who loves looking in the metal nozzels of hand dryers in bathrooms!

He is a cutie!

[AutisticWhoLives4God]

Interesting. I bite my fist sometimes like he did towards the end. I also love watching things spin. I love small tops with neat designs on them. I bet I could wake up, spin a top all day, skip every meal without realizing it, and go to bed. That would be a really, really good day.

[vapourmile]

The American attitude to autistic children and children with other needs is so much more heartening than it is in England. Over here it's more common to get depressed about the whole thing. Parents have killed their children for not fitting the criteria. To actually seek to love your children and understand them over here is not as high up most parents priorities as controlling them and making them conform.

[njhsmommy9]

my son shakes, but normally after he wakes up. we are doing another eeg now. litterally right now. we are doing a 72 hr EEG at home. He also twitches BAD right before he sleeps. IDK what it is & the doctor doesn't know either, that would be why we are doing another EEG. He had one at 3 months old. now he is 3 yrs old. When he is woke up he shakes, but can't do anything while shaking, can't stand, walk or talk while its happening. but its not seizures. any suggestions?

[BlackMist300]

omg ive never thought id fine anyone elts who shook like that i do that exsacted same thing!!! and allwes have thats intoresting 

[Wendellerins]

My son does the same thing. Especially at things spinning, and when he is watching something and gets excited. He also does the flapping hands and he will walk back and forth in a line humming to himself while flapping his hands. He was diagnosed at 4 with Autism. He is pretty high function though and does well considering.