Hand-flapping?
Wanda Sherratt
wsherratt3338 at rogers.com
Wed Nov 13 13:27:38 UTC 2002
I read back over the previous threads, but I couldn't find the
original one that mentions that Daniel Radcliffe flaps his hands
when excited. Is there a moment in the movie when that happens?
Someone said he does that in real life too. I find that very
interesting, because I have autistic kids, and it's a standard
symptom of autism-spectrum disorders. I was struck by Daniel saying
that he'd like to study autism, and making the cd-rom for autistic
people to help them learn to read facial expressions. It's an
unusual interest for someone so young. I wondered if he knew someone
with autism, but now I suspect he may have a touch of Asperger's
Syndrome himself (it's almost like a very mild form of autism). It
wouldn't be surprising - it seems a lot of people who go into show
business have a bit of this, and acting seems to provide a place
where their strengths can work, and their disabilities aren't so
important. Anyway, if anyone can tell me where some hand-flapping
occurs in the movie, I'd love to know, and will watch for it. For
me, it's just another reason to like Daniel, who seems like a very
sweet boy.
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