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Toe walking

It isn't an 'AS thing' as far as I am aware. Is it something you do on purpose for some reason, or is it automatic?
 
Its automatic, I've always done it. Even in shoes my heel strikes are comparatively light. I bear most of my weight on the balls of my feet.
 
Well, I walk on my heels when I'm nervous and happen to be wearing heeled boots (it's not as satisfying in soft shoes), I think it's a type of stim... maybe your toe walking is similar?
 
It's automatic. It does allow me to break into a full spent very quickly when necessary. When my heels are on the ground, they bear little weight as I theme to stay on the balls of my feet.
I've been known to rise up onto my toes during my downswing too, leading to thinned or topped shots.
 
Maybe it's a stim I don't know. With most of my weight on the balls of my feet, I can break into a full sprint instantly, reaching almost 20mph.
 
Yes I toe walk,I have done it as far as I can remember and my nana use to call me her ballerina because I walked on my toes.
 
I walked on my toes all the time as a child but was constantly told to walk properly so broke the habit.

There is a literature out there that signals this as an aspie trait.
 
I walk on my toes a lot! - most of the time when I don't have shoes on inside. I find it easier to walk this way, or it's just a habit now. I think I've read somewhere it is an AS trait.
 
Not specific to AS, but to the whole ASD spectrum as a trait. I also toe walk, espicialy when I am barefoot. In shoes I am told that I have an odd gait but a common one for someone with ASD. I have had this trait since childhood. Mike
 
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