Shaky hands

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I just mowed the lawn today, and my hands always shake afterwards. When my sister does, she is usually fine (or sneezing due to allergies).

Anyone else experience this?

My hands shake even when I haven't been doing anything strenuous.

My hands shake when I'm doing things with fine motor-skills due to Essential Tremors

I know I've noticed this before, but I can't remember any specific cause for it. Right now I have almost absolute control over my hands. They don't seem to be shaking at all.

Shaky hands is also a sign of prion disease sometimes contracted through cannibalism.

I don't eat other humans, so it might be something else

It might be worthwhile to check your blood sugar.

I've always had shaky hands. Could never hold a video camera, always had to use a tripod.

I had no idea that was autism-related! My hands are so shaky that I have actually grown accustomed to stabilizing one arm with the other in most things that I do. When painting I hold onto my elbow. When putting a key in the door I tend to touch my wrist with the other hand to ensure it makes it into the keyhole. It seems silly, but shaky hands can be so frustrating sometimes.

It may not be.

I used to have shaky hands.

Turned out my thyroid was overactive.

Now my hands don't usually shake any more.

Unless I am nervous (very common for everyone - autism or no), or my thyroid is messing around again, or I am physically very tired (again, common) ...

Just because someone posts something on a forum about Autism, doesn't mean that it is autism related. It may or may not be.

Another habit I'm gonna have to give up

I also get shaky hands from time to time.

All the time, for no reason I can see. Akward when you are close to someone and they ask "Why are you shaking?"

"Oh, am I shaking? Dont worry about it, I always do that."

"..."

Add me to the list of Aspies with shaky hands. They've been like that all my life, the doc told me thirty years ago that I'd got a "benign tremor", but I've never had it investigated beyond that. My left hand is the worse. It makes it difficult to carry two cups at the same time! If my left hand starts to shake with a cup in it then the more I try to stop it shaking the worse it gets and the floor or anyone near me gets showered with coffee.

I wanted to be a surgeon when I was 18 but after my biology teacher watched me dissecting some animal organs she suggested it wouldn't be a very good idea.

I wonder how common having shaky hands is for Aspies / Auties?

You may have Essential Tremors. When I saw a neurologist when I was 19; he termed it Benign Tremor but when I saw another neurologist about 4 years ago; he called it Essential Tremors. I've done a bit of research on it & some call it Benign Essential Tremor. I think the word Benign is an outdated term that means nuisance

That is interesting, thanks Nick. I found this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_tremor

The one positive thing is that my tremor hasn't degenerated over the years; it is no worse than thirty years ago. There doesn't seem to be any direct links with autism but it is apparently associated with dystonia, which thankfully I don't have.