[HPFGU-Movie] Hand-flapping?

[rvotaw at i-55.com]

Wanda wrote:

> 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 haven't seen the new movie, and can't really place it in the first movie, but 
I am the one who mentioned that he does it in real life.  It's particularly 
noticeable on TRL.  Of course, he was rather nervous there, which may have had 
something to do with it.  I'm not sure what's considered hand flapping and 
what's considered simply talking with your hands.  On TRL he had a microphone 
in one hand, and the other hand was moving constantly in a sideways manner.  
Does that make any sense?  Sort of up near shoulder level.  I did notice on 
Oprah he kept his hands in front of him almost the entire time.  Like perhaps 
he had seen TRL and noticed his hand movement or someone had pointed it out. It 
was rather distracting.

> 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).  

I did find it extremely unusual for a 12-13 year old to have an interest in 
autism.  Unusual in a good way, of course.  He's got to know someone with it, 
or as you say, have experience with something similar.  Of course, I've no way 
to know whether Daniel could in fact have a mild form of Asperger's Syndrome, 
but it is possible.  I believe people with Asperger's Syndrome sometimes 
struggle with social interaction as well.  I must say that would fit, Daniel 
was described (particularly pre Harry) as being "painfully shy."  And many 
people who had worked with him noted how making Harry Potter had brought him 
out of his shell.

Richelle
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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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