Hi,
Just wanted to ask something about my toddler who turned 3 a month ago. 'm going to speak to the GP and get the ball rolling for an assessment regardless, but just wanted to know if anybody has had a 3 year old who still does lots of hand-flapping (he is constantly flapping his hands onto his body, like his chest or his legs, especially when excited) and is neurotypical? My son passed the M-chat when he was younger when I had concerns over his meltdowns, and has no issues with pointing, waving, interacting or eye contact. He is not, nor has he ever been, particularly affectionate however, and has never really been one for cuddles. He has tantrums when he doesn't get his own way, although these are often over fairly quickly. He was slightly behind in walking and speaking, but nothing that seemed to concern anyone. He does seem to obsess over things a bit - for instance he's chosen the same book for his bedtime story for the past 4 nights in a row - but I presume this can be typical of toddlers (?). He has a little brother who he has fun with and he apparently has friends at nursery, though they have raised the hand flapping too and said they'll get their SENCo to observe him. The big red flag is really hand flapping - he is stimming pretty much constantly. And thoughts/ advice / experience? Thanks in advance.