Repetitive Behaviours and Autism

Client: The Transmitter (Previously Spectrum News)

This animation was made for Spectrum, an online leading source of news and expert opinion on autism research.

Repetitive behaviors are one of autism’s core features and can be motor or sensory based, such as hand flapping, or more cognitive in nature, such as intensely focused interests. Autistic people may engage in repetitive behaviors as a way to relieve anxiety or just for fun — and for this reason, they deserve careful management.