There was a time when I considered Andrew’s arm flapping to be a maladaptive behavior; a piece of the autism puzzle that needed to be solved and put in its place. I worried that those wild flailing ...
If you have ever seen a child rapidly flapping their hands or rocking back and forth, you may have wondered what it means. These movements are natural, can be observed in many children with autism, ...
One readily noticeable pathognomonic trait of autism is hand-flapping—a stereotyped motor movement that can look a bit like an attempt to accelerating the drying of nail polish. Not all with autism do ...
One readily noticeable pathognomonic trait of autism is hand-flapping—a stereotyped motor movement that can look a bit like an attempt to accelerating the drying of nail polish. Not all with autism do ...
Most children with autism want friends but social graces don’t come naturally. Flickr/mikebaird As knowledge and awareness of autism grows in the community, so do the myths. Autism is currently ...