Rett syndrome : stereotypic wringing hand movements | Dr. Arshad Mehmood - Child Specialist

In this week's video, Dr Andrew McLean talks about a form of stereotypy, windsucking (or crib biting). He discusses whether this is a bad thing and how this stereotypical behaviour can also indicate something positive about a horse. Stereotypy is a repeated, relatively invariant sequence of movements that has no function obvious to the observer. Stereotypies are abnormal behaviours and are generally considered a sign of impaired welfare. Stereotypic behaviour arises from frequent or chronic stre