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Pergerlady
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23 Jan 2016, 11:59 am

Do any other Aspies have this weird habit? I often walk up flights of stairs on my toes.



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23 Jan 2016, 12:03 pm

I did when I was a toddler, and I still do when, especially at night, I don't want to make the floors creak.

Toe-walking is a barely-used characteristic among autistic individuals (according to some research), so, my toe-walking was described in my diagnosis. :wink:


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23 Jan 2016, 12:03 pm

Pergerlady wrote:
Do any other Aspies have this weird habit? I often walk up flights of stairs on my toes.
I do. Dad used to accuse me of being "sneaky" because I didn't stomp around the house on my heels like he and the rest of the family did.


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23 Jan 2016, 12:12 pm

I walk on my toes up slopes or stairs, and down slopes or stairs.


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23 Jan 2016, 12:53 pm

Yup I "toe walk" on stairs I use to toe walk everywhere at until age 10 when my dad decided to correct my behavior.



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23 Jan 2016, 1:33 pm

Yeaa up and down stairs on tiptoes always.

When I was young it used to be I'd sometimes go upstairs as fast as possible on all-fours 8O



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23 Jan 2016, 2:03 pm

I do this on uncomfortable carpets and when I'm stressed.

I try not to do it too much because it can cause damage to your tendons.

My nephew always toe walks and has been put in splints, soon to have an operation to stretch them. His tendons are so tight he can't put his foot flat anymore. He's often in pain and they estimate it won't be much longer before he can't walk at all because he won't b able to support his body weight.


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23 Jan 2016, 2:57 pm

I still do it a bit. When I was a child my dad told me that I didn't know how to walk properly an then tried ot make me walk normally. It was really difficult at first but I can walk heel first now if I want.


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23 Jan 2016, 4:20 pm

This was the thing that convinced me I was certainly aspie -- not very aspie, but certainly on the edge of the spectrum.

I don't do it very often, but it is definitely something I do. And now it's a feature I use to spot other aspies in the field. :D


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23 Jan 2016, 4:48 pm

Gaara wrote:
Yeaa up and down stairs on tiptoes always.

When I was young it used to be I'd sometimes go upstairs as fast as possible on all-fours 8O


I still do this occasionally. Race you. :mrgreen:


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23 Jan 2016, 4:53 pm

Ya, I had a habit of doing that. I don't know why.


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23 Jan 2016, 7:07 pm

I have not seen much literally walking on tip-toes at school. But I will say I have seen stealthy type walking. Like trying not to make any noise.



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23 Jan 2016, 8:24 pm

I've wondered since I started working records for a busy pediatrics practice why "toe-walking" is considered a symptom. I get pain, runny nose, upset stomach, vomiting, bleeding and even facial tics as "symptoms."

But toe-walking? erk? Isn't that just a behavior that some kids do and most of them grow out of? Especially a little girl who wants to be a ballerina--of course she's going to toe-walk. That doesn't mean she necessarily has a personality disorder--does it?


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23 Jan 2016, 9:04 pm

I love toe-walking! I'm so quiet on my feet like a little fawn! I even prance when I run! :lol:


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23 Jan 2016, 9:23 pm

Back in my Tracking & Survival course, most of the people had to be taught to walk on the balls of their feet (another way of saying "toe-walking"). I took to it right away.


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23 Jan 2016, 11:55 pm

I'm constantly walking on the balls of my feet. It came in handy when I did Tarkwondo because it came naturally when taking a stance that requires it. I also tend to press the balls of my feet into the ground when I'm sitting.

I'm attempting to try and correct this habit though, after sustaining an injury while running that was partially brought about from constantly being up on my toes.


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