Sitting in strange positions

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Do you ever sit in positions that others think are odd or uncomfortable, but you find perfectly normal and comfortable? I read that this might be a sign of some sort of sensory issue, so I thought I'd ask.

I tend to assume some strange sitting positions; a common one for me at work is where I spin my chair around backwards, sit on my side in it, and twist my body so I face my desk. Hard to describe in words, exactly, but I hope you get the idea. I also find it difficult to sit in one position for an extended length of time.

Yeah, I have several weird positions, and also have trouble sitting still for prolonged periods, so I tend to move a lot when I am sitting. I don't worry about it. The moving is good for the circulation. Also, every move burns calories, and I need all the help in that dept. that I can get.

I have always had bad posture and sometimes sit in unusual positions. I've also always had a problem sitting still for too long.

I sit in some strange positions and I can't sit in the same position for too long I have to move my legs around.

I like to sit and stand on top of stuff. Sitting on the fridge is weird to most people, but I like it. Sideways in my desk chair is also an option, as well as sideways in the sofa chair. Hmn, perhaps I just like the sideways aspect like the OP. When I was a kid, I used to squeeze in between the radiator, stairs and living room desk.

I think most of my positions have to do with having a vantage point without people actually seeing me...

Put me down for sideways in chairs as well.

I can relate, somewhat.

I don't like the backs of office chairs rubbing against me, so I spin them around so that the back of the chair is facing my chest.

Or I'll sit forward in them so that I'm sitting on the very edge of the seat.

I really should invest in a cushioned stool.

This happens with me. I can't stand sitting in one position, or staying in one position, for long. I move around a lot when I'm in my bed trying to sleep, as well.

I find a lot of seats uncomfortable, too, like -all- of the desks at the university I went to. Near the end of most classes, I'd be going crazy wanting to get the hell out, unless I got up at some point in the middle and walked around outside the classroom for a few minutes.

I sit in weird positions often - but even more often, I'll just stand while others sit, because I like standing/walking around/pacing a lot.

I have NLD trait of unusual flexibility, so at 50 I sit in the Indian position like nothing, and people notice and are very surprised. I unfortunately did it at work once, and people saw it and commented. Fortunately they don't know it means autism, because I can be fired for that.

In what world? They can't fire you for that..?

Sideways in almost any chair is me too. About the sitting sideways in desk chair and twisting upper body around to face monitor--I used to do that and wound up with a bad lower back from it. So I don't do it anymore. But I hate sitting normally with feet flat on floor. I start to fidget.
Moondust---I'm 50 too and still sit "Indian style." I sit this way in my desk chair when at the computer now (at home only). But I have to stop THAT now too because of leg circulation problems....sheesh! Always somethin.' Since I can't sit cross-legged in my work chair, the only way I'm comfortable in it is slouching back or leaning a bit forward with my weight resting on my arms on the armrests.

American military is my guess... Unfortionately the Americans along with the British reject people with Autism from their defence force.

yep.. I'll sit with my legs on the chair, sometimes my legs are propped up on the desk , all kinds of weird positions.

I do sometimes sit on an exercise ball which is better for your posture and it gives me a stim (bouncing, moving around, etc)

Yes. All the time, even at work and in meetings. I can't help it. My odd sitting is driven in part by my short stature, it is uncomfortable to sit in a chair where my feet don't touch the ground. So I sit cross legged. Sometimes I kneel. I tell people to get over it, if they feel how I sit affects my job performance they can fire me.

Yeah I have some trouble conforming to proper seating in regular furniture as well. I'm always on the very edge of my office chair leaning forward typing which most people would think hurts my back but it makes it more comfortable (it's not leaning on anything) and I am always pulling my legs up under me to sit on them no matter what type of chair it is (I've had some awkward moments doing this to chairs too small for me or with arms in which my legs would get caught.)

I usually sit curled up with my knees up to my chest resting against the side of the desk, but I don't have trouble sitting still, I stay still so long I end up with big grooves in my legs from the edge of my desk and imprints in my skin from the chair fabric.
On the floor I will often sit in a kneeling position but with my butt on the ground (either between my feet or to the side of them, like a female draenei) and I usually only see kids sitting that way.