How I overcame my embarrassing gait.

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I love my toddle. It adds to my size.

I see my particular case of AS as me having a slower, gentler version of the human body, but with an IQ that's average to slightly above. People think I'm ret*d by looking at me walk, but they get blown away by how well I talk.

I remember my mother complaining about the way I walked as a child, but I think it was about the direction my feet were pointing at.

On my father's side I'm Native American. Cherokee, more precisely. I know the walk, although most people generally perform it wrong. The reason for using the ball is to slowly work it back and forth before you set your foot down. This effectively sweeps away leaves/twigs before you crunch them by taking the next step. It also allows you to slowly exert your weight from the rear leg to the front, rather than all at once.

Alright!

When my older son (diagnosed with autism) was about four, my wife brought him to my workplace for some reason. My very nice secretary said, with a warm laugh, "He has your walk!"

I don't mind at all.

In addition to the "jump, jump, jump," it's been pointed out to me that I swing my arms funny. My left arm doesn't swing much.

I also have wretched, indecipherable handwriting. However, I have written millions of dollars in grants for my college. Thank goodness for computers.

Keep on impressing them with your talk.