i don't know about the flapping but with mine, it was the clicking sound he made with his mouth and we've moved on to throat clearing that is really annoying at times but my impression i get from speaking with other parents is that it may go from one thing to another.

i don't know about the flapping but with mine, it was the clicking sound he made with his mouth and we've moved on to throat clearing that is really annoying at times but my impression i get from speaking with other parents is that it may go from one thing to another.

the handflapping is a release of strong feelings. it can be excitement and it can also even be being upset, anxiety, or frustrated. sometimes the feeling is so strong and overwhelming it is VERY hard to control. sometimes our emotions are so intense it comes out in other ways i think. it also feels good to flap as it is released. its like tension that is built inside and feeling like you are about to explode. it takes it out. it is a form of coping with whatever feeling you are having. it feels good and is calming in a sense.

the hand flapping may not ever go away entirely but it can be controlled to an extent. i think you should not always try to stop all of the handflapping as it is a way of coping. but maybe if there is another way to release that emotion maybe jumping up and down when excited could help? that would be age appropiate and probably more appropiate socially. buti do not know if it would still give same release as the flapping does. i have never tried jumping.

i have become more aware of my autism and the things that are not appropiate to others as i have got older. i wish it did not matter what other people think about what i am doing and honestly wish people would just let me be me. but i have tried to control my own flapping. sometimes things get so intense in my feelings it comes out before i can stop it. i have never done it when angry but i have seen others do it when angry. i have only done it when i am extremely anxiety or excited. mostly anxiety is whenn i do it the most. and sometimes when stimming about something i really like. i do not get excited about things very often.

the clicking sounds and throat clearing is a stim. and stims can go from one to another thing depending on the obsession of the stim. he may find something else he likes even better.

It can be signifigantly reduced....but..ya may not like how I am about to tell ya how we did this....I would tell monkey "sit on your hands" which wasn't literally sitting on top of his hands! It was "tucking" his hands to the side of his thighs with just enough of his finger tips under his thighs to have just a lil pressure....He dosen't flap like he use to....matter of fact...can't even remember the last time he did it! What sambod described...is what monkey does today..that and he spins round and round when happy.....excited..etc.. we are still working on that one! lol..I am not trying to make him "perfect" just that when a child stims all day long...in my oppinion...and for my son's situation......its not healthy for them...especially...if it interfears with daily living needs and tasks...hope this helps!

My son is now 9 and has AS. He used to hand flap when he was your grandson's age. It started to slow around middle of his K and completely stopped around 1st grade. We noticed he did it, as other prople who have mentioned, as a means of coping. When he was either upset or overly excited, he did it (not as much when overly excited, but he did a few times - he tends to squeal and laugh then). We ended up showing him other means of coping, i.e., deep breathing. So, it was a matter of giving him an alternative means and practicing it with him. Our son hyper/hypo sensitive as far as his sensory issues. A hug helps center him. So, if he was upset but, not completely melted down, we could tell him, "I need a hug. Can you give me one?" This change the situation and kind of put him in the driver seat. He almost always goes for the hug and it calms him down. When he was and is overexcited, he wants to share, so we come and watch by putting a hand on his shoulder. This calms him too. Touch is huge for him.

my son started flapping his hands at age 2.
the specialist that diagnosed him at age 3 said he would probally not do it as much as he gets older and it might change too. well, he is 4 now and it has not changed, but he does do it less...

my grandson still does the hand flapping at times , he will also slap his chest , the thing that he does mostly is the humming or different sounds he makes , he is in a regular first grade aned the teachers say that the other kids are so used to the sounds that they don't pay attention to it any more, i'm glad about that , you know how kids can be

my son has fragile x and austism i have fragile x also my son still hand flaps and he flaps even more when he gets excited watching a favorite tv show or playing his computer games he flaps alot so i know what alot of parents are going through. i hope we can all help each other

My son flaps his hands when he gets really excited. We have taught him quiet hand. Which basically is to fold his hands and interlace his fingers. We taught him this because he his accidentally hit both my daughter and myself in eye when flapping. It does help sometimes.

many of their littel "things" come and go. With stimuli, stress, hormones, etc. Some will eventually extinguish completely and others will show their ugly head at the most surprising times. Overall everything does improve, it's just to what extent.

My grandson is 4 1/2 and hasn't flapped for a few months. Now, out of the blue, he is flapping again and spinning things. Is this a form of regression? I noticed a week or so ago he started to make little noises with his tongue. It's not that bad but I wonder why he is stimming like this now. Could something be changing for him?

Well since you posted this I have been watching Oli and indeed, he is no longer flapping. It was very apparent when he was first identified 3 years ago. It, as well as many traits have vanished.

Ah yes, the flapping! I had forgotten all about that.

My 10-year old son has AS & used to flap all the time when he was about the age of your grandson. As others here have posted, he did it whenever he was excited.

I used to make him aware by asking if he was planning on flying away. He'd laugh & immediately stop.

The flapping itself stopped around 1st or 2nd grade.

Ah yes, the flapping! I had forgotten all about that.

My 10-year old son has AS & used to flap all the time when he was about the age of your grandson. As others here have posted, he did it whenever he was excited.

I used to make him aware by asking if he was planning on flying away. He'd laugh & immediately stop.

The flapping itself stopped around 1st or 2nd grade.