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Does Aspergers shake? I mean do Aspergers people’s body parts shake,like their arm shakes or a hand?

My hands do shake from time to time. I think it might have something to do with Gross Motor Functions

I have had hand and occasionally arm tremors since childhood. It seems to get worse when I'm tired or stressed.

I've never known the reason for it, but it seems that a lot of people with Asperger's / ASD have these tremors.

Sometimes during conversations where I have been talking quite a bit(I am usually very quiet) I start shaking. My arms and hands but also my jaw shakes rapidly. My body seems to react as if I am freezing although I am not. I tend to pull my body together as people do when cold but also to try to hide that I am shaking, and I have been asked if I am cold in situations like this so people do notice anyway.
Being rather recently diagnosed I wouldn`t know if this has anything to do with Aspergers, I feel I am still learning about what with me is due to Aspergers syndrome, but I have had this shaking thing all my teenage/adult years and to this day, without knowing why because I haven`t felt stressed or nervous before I start to shake and I can start to shake even if I am talking to people I know well, like my sister. If I feel nervous and stressed I cannot talk that much and as I said my tremors comes when I am talking and are engaged in a conversation. I always found it so strange... and embarrassing.

Come to think of it: as a child I remember shaking like this when I was about to do something I really looked forward to. I don`t experience this anymore.

I do feel shaky and tense when I am nervous or feel exposed too but it seems to be slightly different, like I am shaking more on the inside than on the outside.

I tend to be very shaky, because I have essential tremor. It gets worse when I tense my muscles, or when I'm nervous, even the slightest bit cold, or when my blood sugar is low. Unfortunately, I have no idea whether essential tremor is more common among people with Asperger's or if it's just a coincidence that I have both.

I think I had my first tremor last night in my bad foot, I was sleeping & my foot was sooo badly shaking, it woke me up, my foot continued to shake. Before bedtime, I asked for my pain medicine, I didn’t get it, I got my medicine after one hour & thirty five minutes.

Hi Kitty. I sometimes have jerks in my bad leg (the one with the broken ankle, but it was weak, before that). Right after I broke the ankle the jerks were really painful. As I progressed with healing, the jerks have almost gone away, and are not very painful when they do happen.

My daughter and I were in a yoga class and we both sometimes experienced a leg trembling involuntarily. (Both of us have autism.) We found that changing position usually stopped it. The yoga teacher said something about a reflex circuit or something, I didn't understand it but essentially, it was nothing to worry about.

So for your situation, I would suggest change how you are sitting or lying. Stretching may help prevent the shaking.
Pain medication is probably not the way to go. Of course, each person is different. I hope you have a good day today!

Hi Kitty. Well, a jerk is a single and rather large, involuntary movement. I think it would more properly be called a spasm. Whereas shaking that involves many small movements in a regular pattern is probably called a tremor. The jerking is probably related to some structural problems in my spine.

I have been getting around using a mobility scooter (you probably have seen old people riding those sometimes), inside the house as well as around the town. Since a week ago, I am now able to drive again, which makes me quite happy. I am not doing much walking (3 or 4 steps maybe). I imagine I might get sent to physical therapy, but hope not, as I don't have much self-discipline doing the exercises. Soon I may try walking with my walker (another thing you see old people with) but I don't want to push it.

How about you? Are they having you use crutches? Since I was physically disabled before I broke the ankle, I don't think crutches would work for me as I would probably fall again.

I am sure glad to hear you are getting better every day. I know you've had lots of ups and downs in the nursing home. Won't it feel great when they finally send you home!?

I have essential tremor.

That's right, this one cost over a thousand dollars, but health insurance paid for more than half of it. It does come with a basket but I took it off because it makes it harder to get around tight corners indoors.

Health insurance paid for this because I have permanent weakness and gait disturbance due to a spinal problem.

You will get back to walking normally, I assume. Well, I don't walk normally even when I haven't broken an ankle.

Maybe it would be possible to rent one? But it's a real hassle if you have to go up any stairs.

Oh! If you have a lifelong weakness issue, then you might have a case for getting a mobility scooter. It never hurts to ask, anyway. This link is to the motorized scooter I have: https://www.pridemobility.com/p/go-go-elite-traveller-3-wheel

Knee scooters look like they might be kind of good, because they don't make you bend over a walker. I do have a wheeled, seated walker (often called a Rollator) as well, which I only used for short walks prior to my injury, and have not resumed yet since the electric scooter is safer for me. A Rollator can be bought for a bit over $100 at places like Walgreens or, of course, Amazon.

A nice thing about my scooter is that it comes apart very easily (no tools) to fit in the trunk of a car. I could do this by myself prior to the injury and I'm sure I will again, but I am trying not to rush my recovery and end up re-injuring myself. Electric wheelchairs are much heavier and more expensive - although again, renting one during your recovery might be an option. But because of their weight, you typically would need a specially modified vehicle, whereas my scooter fits in the trunk of any car.