Do lot of people really have bad balance?

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My boyfriend told me they do.

I know I do. I can fall over without even changing position.

If lot of people really do have bad balance, it shouldn't be an aspie thing, it should be a personality thing or a human thing. Not a disorder thing or a disability.


I tend to bump my own feet when I'm walking, stumble in cracks on sidewalks or almost trip when the ground changes but I don't do that as often like I did when I was little. I used to trip over my feet my mom says, now it's rare. Instead I just stumble them and catch myself from falling.


I consider myself having good balance because I don't stumble into things a lot or almost trip over stuff. It's only sometimes but everyone is like that. I was very surprised when my boyfriend told me everyone doesn't almost trip over cracks in sidewalks or when the ground changes, then he said everyone has bad balance.

I run like a fool, my gait when running is just as bad when walking. cannot skate, climb, ride bikes, but I can stand on one leg if I hold the other one. Never been able to tie my shoelaces properly, I always remember being shown at the age of 4 by a friend, still no idea 21 years later. Was made captain of our year's cricket team at school, despite the fact that I could neither bowl in a straight line or hit the damn ball unless it was coming in slow. Could hardly ever catch a rugby ball, either. Have been called a klutz on more than one occassion. I am not saying that the two go hand in hand, but I know there are others on here who have similar problems.

I think hand-eye co-ordination comes into this as well, I may be wrong.

I have balance problems and a diagnosis of dyspraxia.

From what I understand, dyspraxia is common in people on the spectrum, but there are still people on the spectrum who are not dyspraxic, and I think that only one or two of the various sets of diagnostic criteria for AS require balance / co-ordinaiton problems to be present for diagnosis.

Dyspraxia is also a standalone condition - so it is not just unique to people on the spectrum.

Hope this helps!

My eye coordination isn't very good n i tend 2 bump in 2 ppl a lot especially in town centres i aslo have funny posture wen i walk cos my mum tolded me.

I don't know about balance, but I am very clumsy....I guess you can be clumsy and have good balance.

My school "mentor" told me that I walk with a very sexual gait. At least, I think that's what she said. She is very much swedish, and with the accent n'everything

I'm clumsy, but have a good balance.

I'm that kind of person who could fall over in an empty space though, being ever so contradictory.

Bad balance? I wouldn't say so. I may have poor coordination in comparison to the average ice skater, but as long as I'm not falling down stairs or walking into walls, life is manageable.

My balance is generally ok, until sometimes it just seems to disappear for a few moments and I'll manage to fall over my feet WHILE I'M STANDING STILL. Oh yes. I trip on uneven footpaths a lot, and walk into things, and go to walk around low objects like coffee tables but walk into the corner of them as I don't quite get around them properly. Sometimes I'll be standing up then kinda just go swaying to the side and have to catch myself, haha.

I'm just clumsy in general.

Having messed up balance isn't part of being typically human,but there are a lot of reasons what can cause it.
Some NTs have inner ear problems [?] which affects balance,others have had too much alcohol.