Stereotypic movement disorder is a motor disorder that develops in childhood, typically before grade school, and involves repetitive, purposeless movement. Examples of stereotypic movements include ...
Repetitive motor behaviors (RMBs) such as hand flapping and rocking occur in more than one third of toddlers who do not meet diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with higher rates ...
The word “stimming” refers to “self-stimulating behaviour,” one of the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder. When laypeople think of autistic stimming behaviours, they tend to think of ...