Working at a desk - impossible?

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Does anyone else find it physically frustrating to sit and work at a desk, like when using a desktop computer? My muscles get kind of spasmy, and a lot of physical stress builds up. I use my notebook computer 99% of the time because sitting at a desk feels really wrong, and I'd rather curl up on the couch with my computer. Does any one else feel this? Is it an AS thing?

Yes, I get really antsy and tense, and I find I'm constantly looking for excuses to stand up and walk around when at the office. I'm okay with desktop computers when researching obsessions, however.

absolutly.
on bed, on floor, curled up in weird postitions....
never ata desk.

I sit at a desk, but I use an exercise ball for my chair. I can stim, twitch and just plain bounce when ever I care to and it always feels just right. It also promotes me sitting up straight so my spine feels good.

Merle

Sometimes I find it hard to sit at a desk. I can do usually when at the computer but at school and doing work on the computer forget it. Computer class is torture for em always moving my chair and stuff.

I work in an office. I’m usually pretty wound up by the time I get out of work each day.

I can’t turn off the bright florescent lights above my cube.
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The people in the row next to me are from the circus it seems and never shut up.
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My row get’s traffic from people going to a conference room.
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Our new vice president’s office is at the end of my row and she passes by my dest about 20 times a day.
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I’m ready for home and some music by quitting time.

I keep wanting to flap my hands, I find it hard to keep still!

I have recently started rocking more while sitting though because its comfortable

I've always hated desks & I get really anxious when I have to sit at them for long periods of time. I'm starting school tomorrow & will have to sit at desks for hours & am not looking forward to it.

Absolutely. Can't stand sitting at a desk and working. I want to kick the desk away. Like the poster above, I seem to have no problem at a desk if it's something I'm interested in. Also I can't concentrate on anything while standing up. My shins itch and I need to walk around. If I was a gal and had to put on makeup, I'd lose my mind. It's nice to be able to talk about this to people who are just as odd as I.

I was doing fine until computers came along. There's no room for the papers now. I can't solve it. Those keyboard-drawer contraptions are much too wobbly.

I used to believe I wasn't clumsy because I don't have many accidents, but then I realised I always try hard to render my working environment very uncluttered so that I don't need good co-ordination, and when I have to work in even the slightest clutter, I slow down a lot which annoys me.

So my cluttered desk slows me down and makes my work an uncomfortable experience.

I can't work at all, as I just can't get anything done.