Autistic 4 year old

[Guest guest]

I have 3 autistic sons, ages 12, 7 and 4. The 4 and 7 year old are nonverbal. I

have a weird question. I have googled it a million times and came up with

nothing. My 4 year old doesn't talk but when he gets angry or upset, he screams

at his hand as if it were a person. He does the same thing when he's happy but

does it with the opposite hand. Has anyone ever heard of anything remotely like

this?

[Guest guest]

My son is nonverbal as well and does the same things with his hands, though I haven't really noticed if he changes hands. I will have to check that out. I have always taken it as some sort of a "stimming" behavior.

[Guest guest]

My son is verbal at 8 now. He did it a whole lot when he was younger (4 or

5)-we were told it was stimming. Now, he doesn't do it very much at all in

public or at school. He sometimes will do it at home when he gets very excited.

>

> My son is nonverbal as well and does the same things with his hands, though I

haven't really noticed if he changes hands. I will have to check that out. I

have always taken it as some sort of a " stimming " behavior.

>

[Guest guest]

Hello,I have noticed "hand talking" before in a child I have worked with. I also suspect that this behavior could be linked to self-talk and coping strategies, which can be shaped into more functional communication. Best, Holly Reimann, MA CCC-SLP Speech-language Pathologist, Owner Peak Potential Therapy

cell: 267-259-6461

office: 330-405-8776

http://PeakPotentialTherapy.com

hreimann@...

CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmission contains confidential and privileged information intended only for the addressee.

If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this material in error and that any forwarding, copying, printing, distribution, use or disclosure of the material is strictly prohibited. If you have received this material in error, please (i) do not read it, (ii) reply to the sender that you received the message in error, and (iii) erase or destroy the material. Emails are not secure and can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by email. Thank you.

From: masonsarah28@...Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 06:20:25 -0800Subject: [ ] Re: Autistic 4 year old

My son is nonverbal as well and does the same things with his hands, though I haven't really noticed if he changes hands. I will have to check that out. I have always taken it as some sort of a "stimming" behavior.