Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming

Four neurodivergent children encounter stressful moments and use stims—repetitive body movements—to help regulate their emotions. Their movements include fluttering fingers, kicking feet, tickling the space beside a face, and directing hands like a conductor. Created and illustrated by an autistic person, the picture book presents stimming as a form of focused stimulation and self-soothing that anyone can practice.