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Autistic stereotypes - movement and balance - "ministry of funny walks"!

Phased

I have come across a statement that one of the least considered and therefore addressed correlates with autism is problems with moving in a co-ordinated fashion, issues with balance and perhaps clumsiness.

This stereotype is somewhat played out in the media representation of the character of Astrid in the original version of the eponymous TV series.  The character walks with a somewhat "toe walking" fashion on their right leg...

I can personally remember that my movement skills as a young child didn't seem to quite match up with my peers - in very early gym classes for example.

As I've got older I have spent a lot of time thinking about and working on how to balance and move in a more effective way - I wonder therefore if this "special interest" has come about as a consequence of a perceived need to.

I am at an age when I want to give back and share more about this special interest and am contemplating whether aiming to share it specifically with adult autistic people would be a good and rewarding way to spend my energy and time.

In short, I wonder please if you good people reading this might like to discuss your autistic experiences on the topic of movement, balance, clumsiness and difficulty walking etc.?

Maybe some of you reading this are on the contrary especially gifted in this area and it is after all a stereotype that is made of autistic people?

Best Wishes

Parents

  • I have become increasingly aware of the “Astrid” stereotype this last year, but that is not how I walk and move about.

    I was slightly clumsy as a child, but it might have been because I was engrossed in something or distracted. I was, and still am accident prone. I was always breaking bones as a child, or breaking things. My fine motor skills were slightly delayed as a child. These days, I have improved somewhat yet it is something I am always aware of.

    I would love to glide along effortlessly when I go for a walk. I wish I had learned the “Alexander Technique” when young. Some people at school had weekly sessions but I disliked school so much that it wasn’t an option for me. 

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  • I have become increasingly aware of the “Astrid” stereotype this last year, but that is not how I walk and move about.

    I was slightly clumsy as a child, but it might have been because I was engrossed in something or distracted. I was, and still am accident prone. I was always breaking bones as a child, or breaking things. My fine motor skills were slightly delayed as a child. These days, I have improved somewhat yet it is something I am always aware of.

    I would love to glide along effortlessly when I go for a walk. I wish I had learned the “Alexander Technique” when young. Some people at school had weekly sessions but I disliked school so much that it wasn’t an option for me. 

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