are you an unusually fast walker?

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i'm starting to figure this out. when i'm under a lot of stress, have some thoughts run through my head or i'm in a crowd, sometimes, i'll walk faster than the pace i'm at. this has nothing to do with exercise (although i'm in pretty good health and i'm with a health gym), there are times when my mind gets all worked up over something and i start to walk faster. the one part of this is i'm not paying attention to what's going on around me and that's scary. i'm learning to slow down the thoughts.

My 12 year old son always walks fast, I have to practically run sometimes to keep up with him and his stamina never stops.He is on the go 100mile and hour from the minute he wakes till the minute he sleeps.
Rach

I've got a question for my fellow fast walkers. Do your arms swing? Mine don't. I prefer to clasp them in front of me, but I've been told I look like a ret*d doing that. Now I have a sling over my shoulder, and I can grab that without looking too out of sorts.

Yes...I constantly zoom out ahead of others...

Yes. Six inches to the front, and three to the rear, if I'm in a hurry. It's easier to develop the habit of swinging your arms if you also make it a habit to lean back. It might feel artificial at first, but it's actually the way your spine is supposed to be. A posture that's closer to the fetal position is an inefficient way to walk, it looks sloppy, and it's terrible for your back.

Fascinating. I'd never realized this quirk of mine was yet another so common among those with the same diagnosis.

I actually often find myself frustrated with how short my stride is and have to fight breaking into a slight jog.

I walk faster than most people too, although not as fast as I did when I was a younger. I made my regular pace slower since people complained about me leaving others behind all the time.

Mine and a few other aspie's I know don't swing at all naturally. It might be related to the syndrome. I try to swing them a bit so I won't stand out, though.

no, never

i don't, either.

I walk very quickly. I went to a really big high school back in my freshman year and we only had seven minutes to get to the opposite end of the building, which was over a million square feet. Since then, walking quickly has never been a problem.

I know! I have to try to slow down for my kids. I don't do it on purpose.

How can people stand to dawdle?

My kids are faster than kids whose parents can drive, though. My kids are pretty bad-ass walkers.

Yep! I have this differently paced stride that is always present. I've just always have done it. It's weird how just my body movements have always gotten soo much attention. I mean, people always ask or accuse me of either strutting, looking stuck up, weird, even high..... You all get my point!