Do people with Aspergers typically have problems balancing?

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My balance issues are to do with diagnosed Dyspraxia that it is Autism for me.

I'm fine with riding a bike.

I've know people who couldn't ride bikes and they all had congenital ear problems that affected their balance.

Rollerskating was something I was able to pick up as a child, but only quads (not rollerblades) at a rink. And even then only at a basic level.

Surfing or paddleboarding or skateboarding seems an impossible level of balance for me.

Probably adding to my challenges: I'm tall and have a large skull (one size fits all hats don't fit me). My center of balance is probably higher than average.

I do have major problems with motion sickness. Probably not caused by autism, but exacerbated by it.

I have hand-eye coordination problems with sports, exacerbated by poor depth perception from nearsightedness. My grip is also unreliable; I will abruptly and unintentionally drop things I'm carrying in my hands.

My coordination shows itself most with running. I've got long legs, but I'm a very slow runner. I've been told I run very stiff. It's the kind of thing that probably could have been fixed with some coaching, but nobody recognized the problem when I was growing up. As an athletic friend observed "normal people don't need to be taught how to run" and since I don't have a physical disability it probably never occurred to anyone.

I discovered that walking around in high heels improved my balance. Those shoes with pointy spikes for heels.

Yes, this fits into the sensory processing differences sub-criterion and indicates differences in the vestibular and proprioceptive senses--so if present it can be considered part of the diagnosis.

I never could master riding a bicycle. I rode horses instead.

I have always had problems balancing my interests.

Oh, you mean physically balancing. Not from AS, but for a time I had balancing due to MS. Not a problem now though.