Autism Hand Flapping - Why YOU Do It (NEED TO KNOW)

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Жыл бұрын

You 100% need to know why autism hand flapping happens, this is seriously mind-blowing, you need to see this.
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I did a video before about autism and stimming where autistic children and adults may flap their hands to show they are nervous or exited.
However this didn't fully cover the data and information that surrounds autism hand flapping.
Here I am explaining the updated information I have researched and found out in regards to autism and hand flapping.
One video i recently shared about autistic people and light flickering allowed me to show the flickering of lights in stores and offices etc.
The flickering is in one timing and when you fan your fingers in front of your eyes i chops up the lick flickering to a then act as a constant light but flickering at the same rate as the light.
This is super mind-blowing and really insightful for anyone learning about autism behavour.
Any and all input welcome! Join in the conversation. Also follow @theaspieworld for more autism content.
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@sueannevangalen5186 Жыл бұрын

That's so interesting. I flap my hands when I get excited about something (especially when it's the end of the day and I've just put my kids to bed 🤣). But you're right, I need it when I get intensely anxious too.

@nmurug Жыл бұрын

I’m here to learn for my son who is 22. He may have Asperger’s, but yet to get a formal diagnosis. I am avoiding this topic, my wife is too, but I can see my son struggling. He does hand flapping so here I am to learn.

@jamied674 Жыл бұрын

I think it is important to be clear that not all people on the spectrum STIM and not all people on the spectrum experience sensory overload. We are all different and it is best to avoid generalisations.

@kencarson7310 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree with you , I don't flap my hands, but I do twist my beard hair

@katie1353 Жыл бұрын

I was finally diagnosed autistic on Thursday aged 38 (diagnosed ADHD in 2020). I never realised I handflapped until I realised one day I was doing it and how natural it felt and realised I must have been always doing it to a certain extent! But I also do what I call "crab hands" 🦀. But both hand flapping and crap hands are only when I'm standing up. If I'm sitting or lying down it's all about the leg shake and body rock!

@Autizim01 Жыл бұрын

I've learned so much about myself from you because I also have autism and your like a teacher I appreciate your videos ❤️❤️

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@sayusayme7729 Жыл бұрын

Bright lights have always felt blinding, thank you. Have learned so much.

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

@RCmaniac1231 Жыл бұрын

I don’t hand flap but I do handwringing. I’ve always wanted to know how stimming like this actually makes me feel better. Thank you for explaining this 😊

@lisafowler2151 Жыл бұрын

I have the exact diagnosis as you. I love that I don't feel so alone. Thank you!

@Elodie_N_INTJ_Analyzes Жыл бұрын

Me : stimming while watching video, because impatient to know XD. I though it was because I have a lot of mental energy inside, that I have to transform it into physical energy on the external. I do it when I am anxious, in the waiting, when I don't know what do to, when I am unable to think/process informations, in the bath to create waves. It's really helpful to know it's related to emotions. Thank for sharing. I know INTJs personality type like me, we have difficulty to express our emotions in the same way as most of others personality types (I think a lot of INTJ have Asperger) I am obsessed to learn about myself, curse of knowledge.

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

Hehe!!

@veronicagorosito187 9 ай бұрын

I bat my arms when standing up, touching the hips with the elbows, arms extended, in a rhytmic pattern. It makes me happy. I'm 48.

@DaniR222 Жыл бұрын

My oldest son is 10. He's high functioning autistic, adhd, ocd and sensory integration disorders as well as several medical issues. Hand flapping is one of his main traits he's always done. The flapping gets more intense when he's excited. I love your channel and your videos. It's nice to be able to watch and relate to many things you address. Thank you so much.

@aleshacoats9033 Жыл бұрын

My daughter does that but she also puts her hands up close to one side of her head with her wrists stiff fingers part curved like a water fall then flicks her wrist or she will start move each finger while stiffly moveing her head keeping her eyes up and to whatever direction the window is, usually when she hears new to her music or doing her Favorite thing in the world taking a car ride I always said it's her learning movements.

@brostenen Жыл бұрын

How about making glasses, that counter the flickering of light? Kind of the same with noise cancelling headphones. I know, I know.... If I just kept it to my self, and made tons of money on the idea. But I have forgotten about my thought tomorrow. So there you go. Idea for you.

@EnzoTV23 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all you do! You have helped me understand what my son deals with certain and how we can improve our communication(non verbal). Keep up the great videos!

@chipwithLawrence Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your videos. I do it very often and also I walk back and forth. Yes, it calms me a lot.

@angsfeatheredfriends Жыл бұрын

Never hand flapped, doubt I ever will. I am almost 40 now. I leg shake, ( or chew the hell out of my nails, or lip). For a long time I thought I just had RLS lol. Not like how smokers bounce theirs legs when they are jonesing, but shaking it side to side, its weird. It also pisses off my partner in bed, I have no control over when it happens, but I can kinda see how things will trigger it, emotional wise. The more stressed out I am the more I do it it seems. On the rare occasion I will sway my body side to side, while in my computer chair. Not sure what triggers that one. I also hate places that have that kind of lighting, I just order everything online if possible.

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the comment!

@katie1353 Жыл бұрын

I do handflap, I also crabhand a lot 🦀 but the leg shake is absolutely my thing. My ex-husband would regularly try and stop me and it would drive him insane in bed. My partner only occasionally asks me to stop when it's properly affecting him but he does so in a gentle way and it's more in a "if you're bouncing your leg could you move it so it's not on my sofa cushion" kind of way. I shake my legs to gently rock my entire body.

@carriedawn9481 10 ай бұрын

My daughter is 3 1/2 years old and on the spectrum and i have been watching your videos for over a year and a half now and they have helped me SO MUCH. She was diagnosed as high functioning. I have a question for you: Were you a late-talker? And if so, do you remember at all what it was like before you could get your words out? I feel like my daughter is often frustrated and has meltdowns sometimes simply because she has the desire to communicate something but doesnt have the words to express what she wants to say or how she feels. I wish I could help her more!💔💔💔

@evarose7789 Жыл бұрын

Super fascinating! I've definitely done all of these things, and I didn't consider myself someone who flaps :)

@brostenen Жыл бұрын

And I already have a prototype in my head.... There are a clear and transparent film or plastic, that can turn black when electricity is added. Now it is just a matter of having horisontal strips. Then have a timer chip and a crystal, that switches between two outputs. Have equal numbers of strips hooked up to one output and the other ones hooked up to the other output. Make the circuit really small, and hide it in the arms of the glasses. Use small batteries. All you need is 5 or 3 volt, depending on the timer chip and the crystal. Easy peasy, lemon squizy.... And now I can not sleep. Too many thoughts now.

@akirastewart4243 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos ❤️

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).

@leoniandbonnie1658 Жыл бұрын

Wow this was so interesting to know

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the comment! Please subscribe to my channel to see more videos from me :).

@harrietpeabody2118 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the comment!

@lisafowler2151 Жыл бұрын

Lights in stores can make me faint. I get nauseous and they cause me panic attacks.

@katisugarbaker7349 Жыл бұрын

Not me. Lights like that make me nauseous, and I can only close my eyes most of the way and run. Places that have terrible lighting like that I usually avoid. Hate Costco. I order online. And I have a shopper who will shop and take photos of things and send to me. But I do not find flapping hands useful. In fact, it would probably make me more nauseous.

@eloisepharmacist Жыл бұрын

They give me a migraine 😭 I'm always first to notice the flickering for when they start to die.

@keylanoslokj1806 Жыл бұрын

I do the cowboy revolvers 😂. Like having two guns and i fire them up and down with the recoil 🔫

@quijybojanklebits8750 Жыл бұрын

I usually stim with my feet and usually either pull on my fingers or crack my knuckles... even if they won't crack. I also have adhd so that has its place.

@celine9322 10 ай бұрын

I hand flap but I had no idea about the light thing. I’ve never done that.

@Westly.3 Жыл бұрын

When I am anxious 😬 I tend to rub my hands together or ball my fist 🤜 up and flap my arms around, it’s totally unavoidable it just happens. After much deep breathing 😮‍💨 or snapping out of it I feel better.

@puffles5187 Жыл бұрын

I have Asperger’s as a 27 year old dude and I was wondering if it can get passed down to my kids (whenever I find a wife and get married that is). Just curious.

@carolinemacrae6227 Жыл бұрын

My brother flaps his hands. I didn't know it was autistic traight but I noticed he did that when happy. A little when he was excited about annoying an inlaw. He stole the other brothers birthday cake. She grabbed the plate. Tug of War. Then Humphrey shoved the cake off the plate with one hand into his mouth. She screamed at him and his face was thinking good and the hand flap was there. I also have an obsession with trying to see my hand or my husband's hand from every angle. I wondered if I am pining for a world that I could see over and under infront and behind all at the same moment. Apparently a girl was saying that she had nde experience. She could see up down infront behind left and right at same time. I must be correct there. I get tired and anxious.

@nathanmiller7324 Жыл бұрын

Hm...I think I use flapping my hands in front of my eyes in a completely opposite way. I'm most likely to do it if I'm watching a video which is getting a little boring, or I'm feeling a bit sleepy, and having trouble paying attention to it. If I watch through the flapping fingers, ( which I call 'shuttering') it seems to wake my brain up a ways and improve my focus.

@peteracton2246 Жыл бұрын

My hand flapping has morphed into handwashing. Before I knew about my autism I thought this was a sort of hygiene complex thing. However I don't have such. Several people spotted this habit I had before I was even aware of it. It is compulsive. I visit the bathroom far more often than I need to so that I can hand wash. PS I got an advert after watching this vid with a promise of "conquering anxiety". This is not possible for autistic people, only management, as we are genetically autistic and it is in every cell of our bodies. Everyone please beware of quackery.

@IamTheDarkness420 Жыл бұрын

What about when you talk with your hands?? I have always been told I do this a lot And I know I do!! I’ve knocked plenty of stuff over . I saw me in you. I feel like I have had the melt downs, just thought I was a big cry baby. At work, relationships, etc. Always when completely overwhelmed. Something happens and pisses me off, my entire day is done. I will do nothing else but ruminate over whatever it was for days. I feel completely misunderstood by people. ADHD last year, at 54, and something stills feel off. Providers look at my addiction and trauma history depression, and think I’m bi-polar. I’m not. Never had Mania. Depression? One word my life…Blah. I’ve been forever trying to figure out who I am. So is talking with your hands a trait of autism?

@jedijasonvlogs Жыл бұрын

How about posturing? Can you explain more why autistic people do that? I know it's similar to stimming. My autistic daughter does both

@insightbytes2136 Жыл бұрын

Dan .. Please help. I'm doing my first ever in person holiday bazaar selling my candles. How do I tell people I'm aspie... In going to be nervous and I know I won't be able to control masking. Do I make a small sign explaining? Where a pin? Any suggestions. Thank God my outgoing extravert daughter will be there. But I'm still afraid of creeping people out or whatever I do to people.

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

I would not tell them unless I needed to

@Football.0321 Жыл бұрын

I work and my employer and collgues don't know that I'm autistic I'd only ever tell someone I'm autistic. If people where doubting them self's cos they have a dissability

@Thatricanrose81 11 ай бұрын

Hi, my name is Amber. My son is 16 years old and I believe he’s autistic. He’s in a program right now because of self harm, he does his arm flapping he does the rocking back-and-forth. He sucks his fingers, and I believe it’s a sign of autism but the program that he’s in, she refuses to allow me to get him tested and says that he’s not autistic. . And he also has ADHD. Everything he does is a sign of autism I just don’t know what to do.

@BipolarCourage Жыл бұрын

Let's take handflapping and try make it sound scientific. A lot of kids handflap. Some adults too. I did it as a child when distressed. Was when I wasn't able to express any other way that was distressed. Nothing exactly scientific about it. When I do something similar as an adult, it's improvised dance to discharge energy.

@misshatfield7334 Жыл бұрын

Can hand shaking be a form of me as a Autistic adult, be me showing my emotions as well?

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

Perhaps! Thank you so much for the comment!

@misshatfield7334 Жыл бұрын

@@TheAspieWorld You're welcome 💜

@missyou980 Ай бұрын

Hello, I did hand flapping since I was a child and today I tried to control this, but I can't. Have you some advice to help calm myself? Thank you!! (sorry for the failures English isn't my mother tong 😅)

@then35t18 Жыл бұрын

I don't flap my hands, but my hands do shake pretty intensely, is that similar?

@franzfranz9144 Жыл бұрын

As a child I shook my legs. Foot on floor, bending at ankle, causing knee to pop up and down. Dad called this displacement behavior. The same thing?

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

Ooh interesting

@Football.0321 Жыл бұрын

I don't like bending where my arse is showing the top lol 😂😂 If you have that feeling to you could be autistic. But autism is cool 😎

@xKitty13 Жыл бұрын

I shake my fists when I get excited or tap my fingertips together.... but.. .hold on... not everyone can see the flickering of the lights???? 0.0

@tksamuels2910 Жыл бұрын

This happens to me at school I have autism

@andread8 Жыл бұрын

So how I explain to my mom that it's ok my 9 year old daughter does it?

@TheAspieWorld Жыл бұрын

Show her this video? Lol

@sydneyblackwell4631 Жыл бұрын

I have adhd and I stim and have sensory issues. And autism runs in my family and I feel kinda embarrassed to get evaluated for autism just bc it runs in the family any advice?

@BCUMF03 Жыл бұрын

Consider than in many instances, your alternate viewpoints from your different, unconventional processing of information makes your mind quite usefully superior to that of the neurotypicals. Welcome. You may happily embrace this.

@BCUMF03 Жыл бұрын

Of course, at times we also my appear to be idiots...sigh...

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