What is stimming and how do I know whether my son is doing it?

At the playground today and mom whose son is also autistic was speaking about her son's stimming behavior and I really had no clue what it is or whether my son has these behaviors. Anyone have any examples?

Liam does flap is hands around when he's excited about something or happy. Sometimes he'll shake his hands in front of him when he's frustrated.

tags: playground stimming hands

posted 11 months ago by A MyAutismTeam User

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