Poor Posture, Low Muscle Tone and Asperger's Syndrome?

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Between low muscle tone & poor coordination I lost interest in sports altogether however I do not hyper flexibility in any way shape or form. My lower body is fairly muscular & strong but my upper body is weak in spite of close to normal muscle build

By making sure your back is straight while you're sitting at your desk.

My whole body is straight when I sit at my desk. I stand in my chair at a 45 degree angle.

I'm trying to envision "standing in your chair."

I try to sit in my chair with a 90-degree angle from my waist to my legs/back.

That would explain why even though I walk all the time, I still have chicken legs. I'm stronger than I look, but I don't bulk up easily (though it might run in the family, my mom doesn't look bulky but she routinely restrains large dogs and carries giant bags of food). And my back curves forward and I can't do anything about it. I try sitting straight, but it's painful and tiring. I've improved slightly and I can walk straight now, but I still slouch while seated. I basically have a permanent geek physique.

rats and_cats, you don't have permanent geek physique, rather I can relate to that as, I've always been called stick boy/beanpole etc. yet, I'm quite strong despite my overall appearance as you stated your mom is.
I do a great deal of walking though, I'll never have bulky legs nor arms.

Thick hands and feet, that don't fit into normal shoes and gloves.

Shirts choke me, unless I cut the collar, or loosen several buttons.

Does your appetite match your exercise, or are you the kind of person who doesn't like to feel very full?

have hfa and marfan syndrome... however, don't appear to have any difficulty conditioning strong posture, muscle and definition through very clean diet(digestive issues limit me to being able to ingest little else other than fish, v8, potatoes and white rice with regularity anymore without getting very sick), regular martial arts training, and regular walks... the muscle is just very sleek and streamlined along my lanky form, which is actually fine by me as it's preferably concealed for the most part by my self preference for rather modest clothing.

honestly, it's actually becoming rather uncomfortable becoming more and more rigid in the upper body(had been used to being precariously flexible for most of my life). my legs have always been rather strong from perpetually walking whether out on a walk, or pacing and/or toe walking at home... though similar for perpetual movement, my stims have adopted repetitive(often experimental) blocking, deflecting, darting and striking motions. the nature of such being done regularly on whim and playing with the weight of oak swords or staffs in the home space, whenever feeling up to it, seems to do so much more for the physique than gritting my teeth through the regimental bore of going to a gym or doing body weight exercises ever have.

If I could make some counter-intuitive suggestions:

You are concentrating on your back, but posture, especially when lifting and carrying heavy things, comes from strength in your abdomen and sides.

The deltoid muscles, between your neck and shoulders, are also valuable, in helping to maintain healthy posture.

We sometimes think that our back is supposed to be this stuff and powerful spring. We have this saying about strong backs, when you should realistically never put any strain on it, directly; that would hobble a physically-powerful person, too.