My trackpad is clicking on it's own. How do I fix this?

When operating my Mac Air, the trackpad will click on it's own, highlighting text and "right" clicking without me performing those commands. It will also select and drag objects around the screen. I've unchecked all of the point and click functions as well as the scroll and zoom options, but my problem remains.
Please help!

Go step by step and test.
1. Restart
2. Shut down the computer.
    Clean the trackpad with moist not wet microfiber cloth.
    System Preferences > Point & Click
    Try turning off three finger dragging and then turning it on after testing.
3. Is there any Bluetooth device nearby with failing batteries? If so, replace the batteries.
   4. Reset PRAM:   http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14222
5. Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
    Choose the method for:
    "Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
6. Close all windows and quit all applications.
    Click the spotlight -the magnifying glass icon- in the menu bar. Enter Disk utility in the box.
     Select Disk Utility from the drop down. When the Disk utility window opens up,
     select Macintosh HD, then First Aid.
     Click Repair Disk Permissions button.
     Ignore the time remaining estimate.
     Last 1 minute may take longer.
If this does not solve the problem, you may have to take the computer to the Apple store
to have it checked out.
Best.

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