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Hand Flapping In Children – What Does It Look Like & What Causes It?

by Nina Jade Napal
Hand Flapping In Children – What Does It Look Like & What Causes It?

Hand flapping is one of the most common self-stimulatory behaviors (stimming), mostly used to self-soothe, resembling a bird’s wings in flight, and is common when kids are excited, nervous, upset, in heightened emotion, and sadly – with autism. A red flag key is how …

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Baby Lifts Legs And Slams Them Down – What Should I Do?

by Emelda Otieno
Baby Lifts Legs And Slams Them Down - What Should I Do?

Research shows that this leg lifting and slamming behavior peaks at around 6 months and occurs 3 times more often in boys than girls, with 15% of children experiencing it. Preferable to screaming their heads off, babies engage in leg lifting and slamming to …

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