• NigelFrobisher@aussie.zoneEnglish
    22·
    18 hours ago

    Toe walking is a fairly common childhood autistic trait and one of the main things researchers associated with it early on.

    • Cam@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
      6·
      11 hours ago

      I even ran on my toes, never was diagnosed. It’s funny (not actually) reaching adulthood and everything start making sense.

      • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        8 hours ago

        Running on the balls of your feet is a sprinting technique. It’s what a lot of people do. So not a definitive trait of autism.

        • WraithGear@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 hours ago

          i wonder if it’s why i am suffering from near crippling mortons neroma now. basically did the dinosaur walk for a long time, played DDR like that. still have short ligaments in my legs.

        • clif@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          5 hours ago

          Also good for distance running … Or just all running. The impacts absorb in soft tissue when the knee is bent instead of in the knee joint.