People imnitate Autistic hand flapping when they want to imply a disabled person is stupid, annoying, or out of control. Donald Trump famously did a cruel imitation of hand flapping during his 2016 campaign, while criticizing a physically disabled reporter.

— Devon Price Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity (2022)

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