Do you suck at balance???

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Hey all,

So i did some exercise this morning and I soon realised how bad I am at balancing, I took my shoes off too as suggested by the exercise Chick n it made no difference. Does anyone else have problems with balancing and keeping your feet straight and stuff?? Like I'm very uncordinated. I can't balance well.. I only realised today. Anyone else have this kind of issues???

Yes and I have no idea why. I am also extremely clumsy and live in constant fear of falling down the stairs.

I do alright where balance is concerned, it's spatial awareness that gets me every time. I'm less likely to trip and fall than I am to say, open a cupboard door right into my face or walk into a table. My balance and coordination are pretty good though.

It is variable.
What makes it different from day to day is a thing I do not know.

I don't for most part.
Movement happened to be one of my strengths and my best adaptive asset so far.

For some reason, it seem like I had some layers of backup concerning balance.
Like I can trip or even sway often, but almost never fall by catching myself.


Had a one leg stand balance test once on myself. Here are my results;

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My balance is probably below average, but not a problem. I do fine on a bicycle or throwing a car around.

The first warning that I am going into a shutdown is when my balance is effected.

I believe an individuals balance is determined by how developed their motor cortex is.
I read that it is not uncommon for people with ASD to also have co-morbidly present dyspraxia, which is also likely present due to having a damaged or underdeveloped motor cortex.

I think that i may be a rare example of an individual who has a highly developed motor cortex that gives me superior co-ordination, balance. This coupled with a developed visual cortex and higher than average intelligence, some things in life are easier for me.

Before anyone gets upset, please be aware that this overdeveloped attributes is not without consequences.
I still have loads of areas in life that i am very clueless about and that I have major problems with that stills warrants me to being diagnosed as having Autism Spectrum Disorder. To be honest, i wish i didn't. But that's just how it is.

We all as individual human beings have our own challenges in life, some more than others. I guess we all just need to learn to live to the best of our capabilities and try and do the best to enjoy and achieve our goals in life, what ever they may be.

Returning to balance, as a kid, while training in American Kenpo karate. i taught myself how to develop superior balance by my own solo training outside of the normal class (which i frequented as a kid on a daily basis.. obsessive interest).

I started to train extra every day in my bedroom or my folks garden, by practising the various kicks i knew, but while standing on one leg to do so. Almost something like from a cheesey 80s martial movie. But you know what, it worked a treat. and eventually i could stand on one leg and fire out a range of various kicks while staying solid in my one legged stance. A bit like the legendary US kickboxer from the 80s Bill Superfoot Wallance.

My balance improved later on by training in Aikido for a few years. An art where you have to receive your partners as well as your masters throws. An art that has no strikes in, especially no leg strikes, which you learn to keep your feet firmly nailed to the ground.

This theory was mirrored in Kendo, the art of Japanese swordmanship which i studied along side aikido, which you learn to learn to make minimal movements with your feet, so as to prevent telegraphing your movements to your opponent (as telegraphing tells your opponent what your intentions are and gives them a signal to defend and to counter attack your attacks).

After that, i did go onto training in Judo, which again, is an art where you need good balance, or you get thrown very easily. After a few years training in that, i would say that my balance is now better than average.

Unless of course, if i drink lots of alcohol and then i lose my ability to stay balanced. But there ya go.

having a developed Motor cortex as well as a developed visual cortex from birth does give you an advantage in these areas of life. Shame my capacity for stress is compromised and I am hypersensitive to sensory information.
great for war, as it makes me a bit hyper vigilant, but crap for normal life. as being on edge all the time does my own as well as others heads in.