Our son has Aspergers. He's 9. He's always had some issues with co-ordination and movement, which makes certain sports particularly hard for him. He's been to a physio prior to his diagnosis, to try and tackle what seemed like fairly severe stiffness in his legs. At the time, we felt it might be growing pains. This was unrelated to his Autism assessment, but the physio happened to ask if he'd been diagnosed with anything like ASD.
As time passes, he really seems to struggle with movement. He can walk, ride a bike, swim etc, but all are done in what looks like an overly awkward manner. He walks with his foot at an angle. If he doesn't have shoes on, he tends to default to walking on the ball of his foot. He really struggles with running. If sitting on the floor, it seems to take all his effort to get up to a standing position. Its a though he simply doesn't have the bend / flexibility in his ankles / knees / hips that a "normal" kid would have.
"normal" isn't the best way to describe it, but if we compare him to his younger sister, it's like chalk and cheese.
Does anyone experience a similar thing? Or have any hints as to where we could look for more information? Is mobility a known symptom of ASD?
