Exaggerated quality -gestures?

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This was something I wasn't aware of . I'm wondering why it was mentioned in my ADOS 2 report .

I tend to have exaggerated gestures when I talk as well. I get the feeling it’s a part of being an Aspie, at least for some of us. I have a friend who is also an Aspie and he does it as well.

That's interesting . Thanks.

On the flip side, from my assessment one of the notes considered relevant was that I didn't use any gestures.
I do have a few in my repertoire now (no, not just flipping the bird). I'm not sure how the right amount of gesticulation is quantified, but I guess more than nothing is expected.

Side note:
"There was an exaggerated quality to your emphatic... gestures..."
Isn't that the point of emphatic gestures?

Maybe the OP just has some neurotypical Italian genes.

The ADOS look for how well gestures are integrated with verbal expression

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Going into pedantic mode

My surname was apparently first found in Insubria in Italy before being in Cornwall . Gatti became Gatty . That was many centuries ago. I doubt I still have any of those neurotypical Italian genes .

Gatti?

Maybe you're related (distantly) to John Gotti! From that pic you even look a little bit like the "Teflon Don".

I think it's about the correlation between the gestures you make and the situation at hand, how well you respond to it through them. You might unwillingly overreact, hence the diagnostic.

There was nothing specifically about that . There was a bit saying that my eye contact was not well modulated with my speech .

Interesting point. Thanks .