I still toe walk. Trying to find out causes.

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Everyone is loud when walking but you too, huh? Unless I wear shoes, I just won't let my heel area of my foot touch the ground. Why? It's really painful. So I avoid it. I am quiet compared to people who walk with their heel area of their feet touching the ground.

So from what I've read if anyone wants an autistic kid to stop toe walking tell them that it's an important life skill for if they ever live in an upstairs apartment. Looking on google you can see so many people complaining about their upstairs neighbor walking too loud. I guess I don't toe walk as I've had that complaint about me.

It is true that I live on the third story and I have never had any complaints about noise to me. People also complain that I sneak up on them as I walk too silently (until I trip, fall, and have an epic crash against a table, floor etc.).

I can relate to this. The people I live with don't know realize I'm home because they don't hear me walking around. I've scared them quite a few times when I walk into the kitchen behind their backs and they turn around to see me standing there. I lived in an apartment on the fourth floor and the people below us didn't realize two people lived in our apartment. Haha.



I can't wrap my mind around how loud people walk. Life is not a stomping contest, but apparently I'm the only one in this house that got the memo. Sometimes, I will even toe-walk with shoes on. I just don't like my heels on the ground in general - I too find it to be painful.

Frequently when I am on my own about the house and occasionally in public when I forget myself. I also really like to stand on the balls of my feet and kind of bounce my weight from side to side. People tell me it makes me look totally crazy. Oh well.

I do toe walk, but I usually do it at home. My mom has often commented on it, and I barely notice half of the time. I do, however, try to control it while I'm in a public place so others won't notice.

i sometimes do it if i percieve a surface i need to cross as being dirty or 'icky'.

The piss soaked floor of a mens public toilets for example.

No, I never did - but my husband does, at home, once in a while. He's not diagnosed but scored in the 30's on the AQ test. I just asked him, and he says he's not sure why he does it.

EDIT: Oh, wait, does going up the stairs count? Because that's how I climb stairs, but I thought that was the normal way. Hell, the stairs in my house are so narrow my whole foot doesn't even fit on them!

I am quite new to all this AS business having recently been told by my doc she thinks I have it and some days agreeing and other days not. I have researched a lot on it recently and some things seem clear and others are not me, I heard the phrase toe walking and dismisses it as something odd that doesn't count for me

I was reading about it and realises I spend a lot of time walking on the front of my foot, almost tip toes at times without the back of my foot touching the floor. Just asked my GF if I ever walk on the front of my feet and she said 'yeah all the time'

I think I am coming round to the idea that I actually have AS


Related - I am funny with my feet, hate wearing shoes and socks, always jokingly described it as chlostrophobic feet as my toes feel trapped inside socks and shoes. Anyone else?

Same here on both accounts. I, too, am the only toe-walker among 4 others. It is most certainly a sensory issue for me, since I don't tend to do it if I have well-heeled/comfortable shoes on. I wouldn't say it's painful, but it is definitely a rather jarring sensation putting my heel down first while barefoot.

that is actually the better way to walk, healthwise. Heelstriking can cause problems like plantar fasciitis, but toe walking just makes your foot stronger. Keep doing it.

It's adrenaline.

Usually we get it when we feel ultra sensitive to something and we need to fight it off..... But feeling ultra sensitive to something (light etc), would be because we're drained on sleep chemicals...via being too sensitive. Taking in too much. Not enough relax time. ?

When you say toe walking do you mean right up on tip toes or just so you walk on the front ball of your foot so the heel makes no contact?

I do barefoot... I am almost 30. I find it's because I have very short hamstrings. Though that doesn't explain why I walk normally in shoes. I also run on my toes and I get a lot of comments from people who envy how I run. I find it natural and it feels good.

I do most of the time. I'm honestly surprised how loud some people can be just through the simple act of walking across a room. Even if that room is carpeted. Anyway it feels more natural to me to walk on my toes though I think it's more of a sound thing than anything else since I do walk normally in most shoes and when I'm standing in one place for long periods of time. My right foot actually turns off to the side quite a bit when I walk normally to the point that I've been known to kick my right heel with my left foot because of the way it sticks out. The only downside to toe-walking I've had so far is I nearly got stabbed when I walked up behind my sister while she was cutting an apple. I asked her something and she didn't know I was there so she whipped around and nearly got me in the stomach.

Same here. As a child, I used to trip myself when I walked because both of my feet are turned inwards ("pigeon-toed," is what my mom called it.) She put me in ballet because of how clumsy I was. I guess it helped some, but I still notice it.