A member asked:

Do people with adhd have hand flapping?

8 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Glen Elliott answered

Specializes in Child Psychiatry

No: Hand flapping is not an expected behavior in children with adhd. When excited, they may briefly jump up and down and possibly flap their hands, but extended hand flapping is suggestinve of some other condition, among them, autism spectrum disorder and stereotypic movement disorder. Persistent hand flapping is not an expected normal behavior at any age.

Answered 6/23/2017

5.9k views

Thank

NO: No, see your doctor, although normal children occassionally may flap their hands if exited (or pretending to fly), hand flapping always raisesdevelopmental concerns.

Answered 5/8/2016

5.6k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Is hand flapping normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Autism causes hand flapping?

13 doctors weighed in across 3 answers