Do physical problems coincide with Autism?

NAS11521 said:

It must have taken a real effort for him to alter his way of walking, since that's not something that's easy to do.  I had a similar problem after losing the balance mechanism in the my left ear and walking that way made me feel less likely to fall over.  Learning  to walk 'properly' again was very, very difficult.

yes it was difficult, but he did really well, its almost completely gone now , hes put ina lot of effort to be 'normal' , at least on the surface so he can function in 'normal' society 

well, you did it tho didnt you :-D, and i have a lot of admiration for people who do that, put a lot of effort into it and go for it when it might hurt them and even if they dont get it 'right'

every day i learn a wee bit more about autism and the difficulties autistics/aspies face , i have a bit more admiration for both sides of it, ie autistics and their families 

NAS11521 said:

In what way was your partner's walk weird?

hard to explain, his legs were kinda going out, his feet were pointing nearly sideways and it was affecting his knees, it took a lot of effort for him to 'walk straight', sometimes i see his feet going out a wee bit but its not what it used to be which is good because it wasnt doing his legs any good

he does get sore legs from standing up a while but i suppose everyone does , but it used to be worse back then

my partner had a 'weird walk' and he had to learn out of it,  when he researched it he found it was kinda common and associated with autism that a lot of other autistics/aspergers had 'weird walks' 

I do have a physical problem which seems to be common in people with Autism - Nystagmus.

My son is 21 and has physical issues which affect the way he walks, his posture etc. With him it's Dyspraxia, often associated with autism.

Hey Anne, 

Meant to mention my son wears shoes specially designed for hyper mobility in his ankles as normal shoes lead to him constantly twisting ankles.  Hyper mobility can be quite painful.   He has hypermobility in most joints with the exeption of his knees, so if you imagine all of the muscles are working ever so hard to support the joints that it will lead to exhaustion.  My advice to you would be to speak with your healtcare provider about the possiblity of looking into why your leg joints are so lax (if possible ask your physio to write a short note to your doctor)

Hey Anne, 

My son is diagnosed with ASD.  Yes is the answer to your question.  He has hyper mobility (lax joints) and his muscles have to work harder to support his joints.  He also has poor muscle tone this coupled with sensory issues such as priopreception, etc makes walking tiresome and difficult.  I hope this helps

As far as I know physical problems with walking are not specifically related to ASDs, however, sensory issues are, and this can include hyper-, or hypo-sensitivity of the proprioceptive system (that is the sensory system by which ones knows where ones body is positioned in space), and it would not be surprising if such hypo- and hyper-sensitivities could lead to physical issues due to the way one moves and positions ones limbs.

I had walking problems as a child

Hmm ok thanks.