Foot Drop and Gait

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I have a very obvious Aspergic gait. It's the thing about my Asperger's syndrome that has caused me far more problems than anything else; it singles me out for bullying and unwanted attention. I think the way I walk is caused by foot drop, and possibly having my knees located a couple of inches too low on my legs.

This style of walking doesn't hamper me in actually getting about though, I regularly walk long distances over difficult terrain on the local moors.

I'd be interested to find out about other people's gait and how it might have affected their lives.

I got a stiff gait: my upper body barely moves and i barely bend my knees either.
I just sort of lift my hip, swing my leg out and plant it back down, the whole foot at once (i don't "roll my feet", as is normal)

Once my shoes come off, i will transition to tip-toeing, where i will sink in my knees a bit, so that they never streighten, and kind of 'sneak' everywhere, with my heels never touching the floor.

It's hard to assess this in myself because I have a spinal injury that causes foot drop. I used to hike without difficulty, and was always a fast walker on flat terrain, a slow walker on slopes.

When I was about 18 and working as a waitress, my employer told me to pick up my feet more, she said I dragged them, which I was completely oblivious to. Other than that I have no data.

What is this aspergic gait? Is it dragging the feet? This is all news to me. It's not a diagnostic criterion, I don't think.

In my case my Aspergic gait is very bouncy leg movements with a rigid upper body.