Manual hyperactivity & varying motor skills

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Though the rest of me is usually totally calm & relaxed, I find that my hands are not. They need to have something to fiddle with all the time. If I'm not typing then I'm always sorting, painting or repairing something, filing my nails, peeling off paint chips or just rearranging things that happen to be in front of me.

I also seem to have above average fine motor skills and can do the most minute repairs and get it so perfect. But soon as I'm out and about I have much less body control and often drop things and knock things over. When it happens five times in just one day, it can get a bit frustrating.

Anyone else have this problem?

Inger

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That's my life story! When I try to be suave I knock things over and the hand issues I have too. I also have personal space issues in the supermarket and use exaggerated gestures so that people won't get too near me. Inger Lorelei <inglori@...> wrote: Though the rest of me is usually totally calm & relaxed, I find that my hands are not. They need to have something to fiddle with all the time. If I'm not typing then I'm always sorting, painting or repairing something, filing my nails, peeling off paint chips or just rearranging things that happen to be in front of me. I also seem to have above average fine motor skills and can do the most minute

repairs and get it so perfect. But soon as I'm out and about I have much less body control and often drop things and knock things over. When it happens five times in just one day, it can get a bit frustrating. Anyone else have this problem? Inger

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That's my life story! When I try to be suave I knock things over and the hand issues I have too. I also have personal space issues in the supermarket and use exaggerated gestures so that people won't get too near me. Inger Lorelei <inglori@...> wrote: Though the rest of me is usually totally calm & relaxed, I find that my hands are not. They need to have something to fiddle with all the time. If I'm not typing then I'm always sorting, painting or repairing something, filing my nails, peeling off paint chips or just rearranging things that happen to be in front of me. I also seem to have above average fine motor skills and can do the most minute

repairs and get it so perfect. But soon as I'm out and about I have much less body control and often drop things and knock things over. When it happens five times in just one day, it can get a bit frustrating. Anyone else have this problem? Inger

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Definitely have to keep hands busy - even stim with hands :-)

I am able to do detailed work - and yet have trouble threading a

needle - I can see and do detail - but can easily get frustrated by

dropping small parts when doing crafts and having difficulty picking

them up.

Not only do I drop things I tend to walk into things - it seems to be

at home I walk into things a lot. I know where everything is and yet

I still walk into door frames, walls and the sofa.

Of course I can walk into things when out - especially if stressed

and/or in unfamaliar environment.

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> Though the rest of me is usually totally calm & relaxed, I find

that my hands are not. They need to have something to fiddle with all

the time. If I'm not typing then I'm always sorting, painting or

repairing something, filing my nails, peeling off paint chips or just

rearranging things that happen to be in front of me.

>

> I also seem to have above average fine motor skills and can do the

most minute repairs and get it so perfect. But soon as I'm out and

about I have much less body control and often drop things and knock

things over. When it happens five times in just one day, it can get a

bit frustrating.

>

> Anyone else have this problem?

>

> Inger

>

[Guest guest]

Definitely have to keep hands busy - even stim with hands :-)

I am able to do detailed work - and yet have trouble threading a

needle - I can see and do detail - but can easily get frustrated by

dropping small parts when doing crafts and having difficulty picking

them up.

Not only do I drop things I tend to walk into things - it seems to be

at home I walk into things a lot. I know where everything is and yet

I still walk into door frames, walls and the sofa.

Of course I can walk into things when out - especially if stressed

and/or in unfamaliar environment.

>

> Though the rest of me is usually totally calm & relaxed, I find

that my hands are not. They need to have something to fiddle with all

the time. If I'm not typing then I'm always sorting, painting or

repairing something, filing my nails, peeling off paint chips or just

rearranging things that happen to be in front of me.

>

> I also seem to have above average fine motor skills and can do the

most minute repairs and get it so perfect. But soon as I'm out and

about I have much less body control and often drop things and knock

things over. When it happens five times in just one day, it can get a

bit frustrating.

>

> Anyone else have this problem?

>

> Inger

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