Asterixis is a disorder in which a person loses motor control of some parts of the body. It is commonly called flapping hand tremor because the muscles in the fingers and the wrists are typically ...

Hand flapping only came up as positive behavior, a sign that our children are happy. Wrote one mom, “My son loves flapping… He isn’t hurting himself or anyone else. No harm there!” Below are some ...

Last week, I saw another meme in my Facebook feed castigating parents for forcing their autistic kids to make eye contact and to sit with “quiet hands,” rather than flapping. It’s a common theme in ...