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Yeah I've got dyspraxia. Have you?
I have no official diagnosis of my autism and will have difficulties getting a pro to look at mine with my added TBI issues...I have always had a photographic memory much like Dr. Temple Grandin...Temple and I are to meet face to face in early August in Baltimore...I contacted her about a month ago and she returned my call...I felt very honored to get a call from a celebrityYeah I've got dyspraxia. Have you?
I got something called Dyscalculia .. is Dyspraxia the same thing ?
I can't believe your teacher said that, that was mean and not funny!I have what I call a 'sloppy' walk. I have the ability to trip over my left foot. I trip up stairs and down stairs too. During senior school I was a little notorious for my 'accidents'. My art teacher dubbed me 'a walking/talking disaster'...He also told me he hoped to God his son never brought me home. He mean't it in jest (I think).
The weird thing was I was good at sport. Mostly track and field and swimming. Absolutely AWFUL at any ball related sport...hockey, tennis, volley ball, badminton. To this day, I'm still not sure if it's a 'shuttlecock' or a 'cockshuttle'. I'd get teased for that. The girls would throw it at me, not to me.
I won the school a few trophies for running. But eventually dropped out because the anxiety got too much.
My walking isn't as bad these days. I'm not good at tying shoe laces and still trip on those. I tend to avoid high heels, although I did teach myself to walk in them for (short periods of time) when I was 10.
Are you talking about walking on your toes?I though that I was the only one who did this. Would this count as clumsy movements ?
ROTFLOL at Aspie Olympics!! I also have been told that people don't hear me coming and I "sneak up" on them and scare them, LOL! But I never thought to apply it to the Aspergers, nice to actually meet another person who does the sameI do walk on my toes as well...my Mother used to say she never heard me walking in her home...my friends say I shuffle my feet when I walk as well...the wear on my shoes is very uneven that proves it...my shoes have always worn differently,but I never noticed it until I observed it myself on older shoes and my newer ones...my gait is very uneven and my ankles are weak and hurt when running...I suppose that trying out for the Aspie Olympics is out of the question...
Are you talking about walking on your toes?
So when you say you had a brain injury, were you born with the autism, or did it come from the brain injury?I feel my part in the spectrum may be valuable to the autistic world as my frontal lobe injuries show that autism may be based in the rear brain after what would be considered a frontal lobotomy from my accident...I do not seek a repair for my autism...I feel mine is a gift...
What does TBI stand for. What's it like having a photographic memory? Sounds really cool! Haven't heard of Temple Grandin, but one of my favorite characters on the show Criminal Minds, Reid, is autistic with an eidetic memory.I have no official diagnosis of my autism and will have difficulties getting a pro to look at mine with my added TBI issues...I have always had a photographic memory much like Dr. Temple Grandin...Temple and I are to meet face to face in early August in Baltimore...I contacted her about a month ago and she returned my call...I felt very honored to get a call from a celebrity
I think the reason I walk on toes is bcuz its uncomfortable to walk flat foot, like too much impact or something. Then when I sleep my toes r pointed straight down. If I pull them up like normal people it takes muscular effort. The upside to walking on your toes is that it gives you a really nice calf muscle. I always got complimented on my legsI do walk on my toes as well...my Mother used to say she never heard me walking in her home...my friends say I shuffle my feet when I walk as well...the wear on my shoes is very uneven that proves it...my shoes have always worn differently,but I never noticed it until I observed it myself on older shoes and my newer ones...my gait is very uneven and my ankles are weak and hurt when running...I suppose that trying out for the Aspie Olympics is out of the question...
I would agree with you on walking flat footed and pointing toes when sleeping..."I can't sing,I ain't pretty and my legs are thin"...my thoughts on your legs shall remain private...laughsI think the reason I walk on toes is bcuz its uncomfortable to walk flat foot, like too much impact or something. Then when I sleep my toes r pointed straight down. If I pull them up like normal people it takes muscular effort. The upside to walking on your toes is that it gives you a really nice calf muscle. I always got complimented on my legs