repetitive movements?

[BradT]

I don't know if this is a part of aspergers or not, but does anyone have repetitive movements such as flapping hands, rocking back and forth sometimes without realizing it? Stuff like this? I know it probably sounds like the tic disorder, but can it be a part of asperger symptoms too?

 

[Progster]

Yes, this is self-stimulatory movement, or 'stimming'. Most people with ASD do it, NTs do it to some extent too. It is to regulate sensory stimulation or to soothe and cope with anxiety.

 

[wight]

Yes, AS includes stims.

Common stimming actions
Visual: Flapping hands, blinking and / or moving fingers in front of eyes; staring repetitively at a light
Auditory: Making vocal sounds; snapping fingers
Tactile: Scratching; rubbing the skin with one's hands or with an external object
Vestibular: Moving body in rhythmic motion; rocking front and back or side-to-side, spinning, bouncing
Taste: Licking body parts; licking an object
Smell: Smelling objects or hands; other people

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[Blue]

I tap my feet when sitting.