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Running with autism

CedStowe

Does anyone else find autism impacts their ability to run and is able to identify how it does and maybe even manage it? For me it seems to impact on my ability to cope with the conditions, actually getting started, getting over feeling tired and heavy steps. 

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  • I was a big time long distance runner in high school (5:02 1600 Meter), and I’ve been wondering whether ASD/ADHD had anything to do with it. I think I have more pain tolerance than most, which might explain why I was able to run so hard for so long and still have a little push at the end.

    But nowadays I get that getting into the run can be a monumental task. There’s just so much change and stimuli involved in running outside: Changing clothes, changing heart rhythm, tons of stimuli from the roads, and don’t even get me started if it’s raining outside. My advice if you are wanting to run is to make it a part of your schedule; Something you do at a certain time of the day on certain days all the time. With it being scheduled, it’s usually a little easier to manage. If you can find an indoor track to run on or treadmill, that can usually help as well as it should be a little less stimulating.

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  • I was a big time long distance runner in high school (5:02 1600 Meter), and I’ve been wondering whether ASD/ADHD had anything to do with it. I think I have more pain tolerance than most, which might explain why I was able to run so hard for so long and still have a little push at the end.

    But nowadays I get that getting into the run can be a monumental task. There’s just so much change and stimuli involved in running outside: Changing clothes, changing heart rhythm, tons of stimuli from the roads, and don’t even get me started if it’s raining outside. My advice if you are wanting to run is to make it a part of your schedule; Something you do at a certain time of the day on certain days all the time. With it being scheduled, it’s usually a little easier to manage. If you can find an indoor track to run on or treadmill, that can usually help as well as it should be a little less stimulating.

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