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Adults with ASC - Walking

IntenseWorld

Do any of you other adults with ASC find when you are walking your legs (and even arms) feel sort of awkward, like you are walking too consciously and it can feel like your limbs are not even yours sometimes as it doesn't feel natural walking?

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  • My experiences of walking are complicated by a deformity of my ankle joints, but nevertheless the way I walk has always been a big issue, and entertaining I guess for others. I'm very clumsy and suffer from drift, whereby I seem to go to one side all the time, and collide with door frames. I also get floating, disorientated feelings.

    I have observed others on the spectrum and running may be a stronger indicator as most I know seem to run very strangely, and probably ought not to run in public!

    I get very uncomfortable when walkways are busy, perhaps because I need a steady stride, but also because the drift effect makes things harder. It ramps up my stress levels, especially where people are crossing in front of me or merging. I found this also with driving where, though having had a licence I never drove for years. Busy intersections are very disturbing.

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  • My experiences of walking are complicated by a deformity of my ankle joints, but nevertheless the way I walk has always been a big issue, and entertaining I guess for others. I'm very clumsy and suffer from drift, whereby I seem to go to one side all the time, and collide with door frames. I also get floating, disorientated feelings.

    I have observed others on the spectrum and running may be a stronger indicator as most I know seem to run very strangely, and probably ought not to run in public!

    I get very uncomfortable when walkways are busy, perhaps because I need a steady stride, but also because the drift effect makes things harder. It ramps up my stress levels, especially where people are crossing in front of me or merging. I found this also with driving where, though having had a licence I never drove for years. Busy intersections are very disturbing.

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