Ems
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I'm a 14-year-old High-Functioning-Autistic girl. I flap my hands sometimes. When excited. When I flap, I also stand on my toes the same time. It can happen when I am with a friend and I get overactive. I feel so good when I flap my hands and stand on my toes  Anyone else teen feeling the same way? |
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Age1600
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:55 am Post subject: Re: Any teenagers who still hand flap? |
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| Ems wrote: | | I'm a 14-year-old High-Functioning-Autistic girl. I flap my hands sometimes. When excited. When I flap, I also stand on my toes the same time. It can happen when I am with a friend and I get overactive. I feel so good when I flap my hands and stand on my toes Anyone else teen feeling the same way? |
I'll be 23, and still do what you do haha, it is a great feeling, feels like your on top of the world haha!
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| I'm 17, and I still flap my hands. I also tend to walk on my toes when I'm happy. |
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Mikomi
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm 29 and I hand flap when I'm really overstimulated, though usually in privacy. |
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Keoren
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm 18 and flap especially my right hand in private when (very?) stressed. I have loose joints so I don't like the feeling of excessive flapping. I rather put my hand as if I was grabbing something and then shake/roll it very fast from side to side (movement reminds opening a jar). That way the hand's "orbit" is a circle and doesn't feel nasty in the wrist. |
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quirky
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm 18 and I sort of hand flap - the stim I've had since age five is moving my fingers really rapidly, often on my face. I do it discreetly or in private though, so it's not ever noticed anymore. But i do it extremely often when I'm obsessing over something or freaking out. |
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Ems
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Joined: Feb 03, 2008
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Location: Sweden
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Any teenagers who still hand flap? |
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| Age1600 wrote: | | Ems wrote: | | I'm a 14-year-old High-Functioning-Autistic girl. I flap my hands sometimes. When excited. When I flap, I also stand on my toes the same time. It can happen when I am with a friend and I get overactive. I feel so good when I flap my hands and stand on my toes Anyone else teen feeling the same way? |
I'll be 23, and still do what you do haha, it is a great feeling, feels like your on top of the world haha! |
Yeah, you're right! Feels like you're on top of the world |
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Ems
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Any teenagers who still hand flap? |
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[quote="Ems"] | Age1600 wrote: | | Ems wrote: | | I'm a 14-year-old High-Functioning-Autistic girl. I flap my hands sometimes. When excited. When I flap, I also stand on my toes the same time. It can happen when I am with a friend and I get overactive. I feel so good when I flap my hands and stand on my toes Anyone else teen feeling the same way? |
I'll be 23, and still do what you do haha, it is a great feeling, feels like your on top of the world haha! |
Yeah, you're right! Feels like you're on top of the world  Today at school, I stood very high on my toes, and my classmate asked me "Why are you standing on your toes?". But she wasn't rude, she just wondered. And I replied "I don't know..." But really, I do know. It just came out of my mouth like that |
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FreeSpirit2000
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:26 am Post subject: asf |
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| Sometimes I tend to twirl things into the air when I am laying down, or when I am at school sitting in class, I pretend that my eraser is a finger skateboard. |
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raisedbyignorance
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| Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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26 and still handflapping occasionally. And I find myself doing that thing with my arm where it locks itself in a L shape with my hand hanging down.  |
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mgran
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| Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| 39 and still flap, specially when I'm stressed. |
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Iceblast45
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Im 13, havent been diagnosed with anything, but i hand flap when i get really excited. It usually happens when i play video games. I try to keep from doing it, especially when i have friends over, but i cant really help it. Also, whenever im listening to music and doing my homework ill daydream and before i realize it ill be pacing and jumping up and down in my living room. Should i talk to my mom or dad? |
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MudandStars
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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I'm 24... and retired from PUBLIC hand flapping as of about 17 
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nikaTheJellyfish
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm in my mid-twenties and when i get really excited I still flap my hands. I stand on my toes when I get very excited or stressed. I have learned to control it in some situations, but at home I just let it be. It works out ok. My close family doesn't seem to care. Yes, it makes me feel good. It also helps me realize a bit of the emotion inside me. |
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Frakkin
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:21 am Post subject: |
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I'm 18, and I flap my arms when I'm excited. I stand or walk on my toes, too. Kinda feels like I'm flying or something.c:
I flap my arms when I'm frustrated or anxious, too. |
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