Lesson 17: They have peculiar repetitive body movements.

Six-Word Lessons for Dads with Autistic Kids on Amazon, kindle, iTunes, Nook and moreSome with ASD may flap their hands, run in circles, or do some other body movement. Trevor would rock from side to side in bed before going to sleep. This started with birth and continued into his early elementary years. He would also run in circles in the living room and talk to himself, which seemed to calm him.

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