Hand flapping - nearly 3

[Lollyl88]

Hello

My little boy will be 3 in September. Nursery have brought up that he flaps his hands up and down and that I should mention this to the health visitor. I am aware that this is called 'stimming' and can be a sign of autism. My little boy does not have any other signs of autism. Should I speak to the health visitors about it? Should I be concerned/has anyone else experienced this with their child? Many thanks 😊

Maybe just keep an eye out & monitor. If it's autism it'll become quite obvious if you observe over time

Do Nursery have any other concerns or just the stimming?

I’m surprised nursery has suggested speaking to your HV about just one concern. Is there anything else?

It might be worth doing this simple 2.5 year SLT progress checker too @Lollyl88

Look at the MCHAT for children of that age:
https://www.autismspeaks.org/screen-your-child

Thanks. Yes I was surprised they mentioned it as we don't have any other concerns. Thanks for the link @BraMaHaLas I'm going to give that a go!

Spoke to health visitor today and she said just likely a phase and will pass!

Spoke to health visitor today and she said just likely a phase and will pass

Did she suggest checking in with you again in a couple of months?