Joined: 13 Mar 2012 Age: 36 Gender: Non-binary Posts: 797 Location: Wales
26 Nov 2023, 8:29 am
My balance issues are to do with diagnosed Dyspraxia that it is Autism for me.
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AS 168/200, NT: 20/ 200, AQ=45 EQ=15, SQ=78, IQ=135
Joined: 16 Jun 2023 Gender: Male Posts: 317 Location: Florida
26 Nov 2023, 9:00 am
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.
Joined: 17 Aug 2023 Gender: Male Posts: 11 Location: USA
26 Nov 2023, 3:30 pm
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.