Bikeriding and other things aspies suck at

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I cant climb a tree if my life depends on it. I do it right but I cant. I cant wistle. I cant blow gum.

What I can do......

Bike riding

Rollerblading/skating

Drawing/Sculpting (When in art school, others said my style is similar to Michalangelo's)

Writing(As in composition, not penmanship)



What I've yet to do.....

Swimming (I can't even get myself to float)

Driving (failed the test.....in the parking lot! )

Skiing (Heck, I live in Memphis. L.A. gets more snow than we do)

Cartweels (I chicken out right before I flip over)



Things I do but suck at......

Math (Contrary to the myth that all Aspies are mathematical geniuses, I still count my fingers. I'm dyscalculiac, which is dislexic, but in math.)

Talking (My mind goes blank when looking for words to say and things come out distorted and jumbled)

Socializing (I'm way better than a year ago but still struggle)

Dancing (Undeniable proof not all black people can dance)

I cant do cartwheels. And I cant dance. Does anyone know why I get a sore throat when I get water in my nose?

Because air is meant to go through your nose, not water. The back of your nose inside is the start of your throat.

I didn't learn to bikeride until I was 12. My step-dad made me learn because he was ashamed that I couldn't.

I used to have a bad posture, I think this was due to low self esteem and wanting to hide all the time.

Maths is really hard for me too.
It seems a lot of us have problems with similar things.

Everytime I ask anyone they say the sore throat thing dosnt happen to them.

Oh. Well it does to me.

Hence my explanation. You are not alone.

Me too. And if the water's cold and I dive too deeply it makes my ears ache too.

*nods wisely*

I stutter really well and my Executive Dysfunction is as dysfunctional as I could ask. I also am really good at making a fool of myself when I try to make a quick and snappy comeback. And I excell at rambling and never coming to the point!

Oh, and I've never been able to do a cartwheel. Never.

I can ride a bike very well, although I was apparently a disaster when first learning.

Now I ride a recumbent cycle (eg see http://www.bhpc.org.uk/photos/cyclevision_03/index.html ), where you lie down on your back with your feet above and in front of the front wheel. Interestingly, most people I know are afraid to try riding such a bike for fear that they will make a fool of themselves and fall off.

I find riding can be very relaxing if you can get away from the traffic.

People with AS don't have problems riding bikes. If they do, it has nothing to do with AS. I'm a cyclist so I'm probably a better biker than 99% of the world anyway...

And much better than driving...

Anything that requires co ordinating my right and left sides, like musical instruments.

I'm determined after I move to focus on that. Was like that with juggling too, my right and left side just don't synch up.

I can't ride a bike, tie my shoes, or hold my pencil the right way. I've held my pencil my way all my life. People would try to get me to hold my pencil the right way, but it felt weird and it made it hard for me to write or draw. A few weeks ago during an art lesson, the woman who was teaching me asked if it was comfortable for me to hold the pencil that way. Peeple always seem to think that it's weird that I'm able to draw so good while holding the pencil like that.

I cant swim good without flippers. Im good at swimming with them. And I need goggles that keep water out of my nose.