Can't walk right?

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I get so bad with that, I almost trip myself at times. Le blushes for a Meg.
Sometimes I feel like I'm not the one operating this body. Damn embarrassing at times.

I've been told I have an odd gait, but I don't really do much to correct it.

No, but I can't eat properly with people. That probably sounds wierd but really, I can't manage to eat without being sloppy and looking like a moron if I am out with someone.

Does anyone else experience this?:

When on campus, I would feel very uncomfortable if I am not holding onto my shirt or the straps on my backpack. It gives me comfort and releases anxiety so much that I don't notice anything but my thoughts--natural as I'm always thinking

I sometimes walk awkwardly when my senses are overloaded. Feeling like I'm being watched doesn't affect my walk, though.

I find that when walking past a place with load music I end up walking to the beat and then I notice and deliberately try break from it.

i had this very bad posture since i was a kid. I walk, with my butt stick out. There's nothing i can do to correct it. So, most of the time when im walking in front of people, i try to stick my butt in and try to walk normally. and when i did that, i actually hurt my back.

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I often get so anxious around people if they are watching me walk, that I feel self-conscious about my walk. My posture is a bit slouched, and if people are watching me walk, I feel a need to straighten my shoulders. I think that people can tell that I'm walking with my shoulders back on purpose.

Hi, I just registered because I found this thread in a google search. I know exactly what everyone is talking about. Is this symptom a direct sign of Autism or Aspergers? Or is it something that can effect anyone but is prevalent with Autism and/or Aspergers? Thanks

I know it could happen from other things, but it IS a symptom of autism or AS.

This is ANOTHER thing I never thought was tied to other differences I had. Sometimes it seems like I have to think about a lot of different things(Am I stepping consistently? Am I standing at a up so I would be at a 90 degree angle to the floor if it is level? etc...) This is ODD, because I do some things BETTER than many! I can walk from one end of a 747 to the other in a STRAIGHT line during moderate turbulance and a slight climb or dive without touching ANYTHING, for example! Still, sometimes I seem to have MORE trouble walking on terrafirma than almost anyone else, sometimes! BTW the last time I had problems with this was like 12 hours ago!

Absolutely. In fact, I often have to concentrate very hard on putting one foot in front of the other while I'm walking and making sure my footing is equidistant. This is a big problem for me.

And then if I climb stairs, sometimes when I'm about three steps from the top my mind will start messing with me as far as equidistance goes and I'll trip.

My mom and sister have always told me I walk funny.

Like a penguin, but it doesn't bother me much.

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I am stiff, waddly, bouncy, and I trip and bump into things alot.

I get this as well.

I also end up tripping a lot, not major falls, just those random ones where your foot just skims an uneven pavement and you stumble a bit and look like a ret*d, although I notice a lot of other people do that as well so maybe it's just the crappy pavements around here .

Yeah, my feet just kinda skim as I walk, and I've been told that I walk like a cat; one foot directly in front of the other. Like I'm walking along a narrow pole.

I cannot swing my arms as I walk, either. I usually always hold on to my purse with both hands, or if I don't have a purse with me, I have my hands in my pocket or tugging at the ends of my sleeves or the bottom my shirt. Or I just have my arms hanging lifeless at my sides. It's very wierd.

And I get really stiff when I feel that people are watching me. I just kinda stand like a deer caught in the headlights, and I have to build up the nerve to shuffle back to my seat or out of the room.

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I have a friend who said that when she was observed it made it harder for her to walk, but she wasn't sure it was anxiety.

Likewise, my ability to perform any motor function (already dubious, and I have real trouble walking) can either get better or worse when a person comes around, it's erratic though and can go either way.