I am 33 years old and have been wringing my hands and clicking my fingers together when I am excited for as long as I can remember. I never notice when it starts, but I find myself in a completely different world and then come back to my senses as it were. Both my brothers are the same, my older one not so much but my younger brother (28 years old) does it all the time.
I have 2 daughters now. My eldest (11) does it and I have just noticed my 9 month old starting. So I decided to look it up online because I want to stop cos it's embarrassing when I get caught (although I've only ever been caught as an adult by my older daughter) and I wanted to see if I could help my girls not to do it.
I have to say I am extremely distressed now that it seems to be an indication of autism or some related condition... for me I guess it's ok, but I am so distressed that I have passed this on to my little girls... Is that the only thing that this can be? Please help. Thank you.