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24 Mar 2007, 2:00 pm

I learned when I was six and I believe I was in first grade at the time. When did you learn?



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24 Mar 2007, 2:14 pm

It took me until 5th grade to tie my shoes by myself,probably because of my AS...


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24 Mar 2007, 2:17 pm

I don't remember exactly, but I had an affinity for velcro shoes even
long after I was able to tie laces. Velcro is faster, and it never
comes undone at inconvenient times like laces do. I still wonder why
nobody makes velcro shoes for adults.



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24 Mar 2007, 2:22 pm

It took me a long time... I can't remember what age it was exactly, but I remember it was "an issue" that I could not do it. My mom still needles me about it to this day.



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24 Mar 2007, 2:26 pm

I learnt to tie them when i was about 9 or 10, but i prefere velcros anyway. :lol:



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24 Mar 2007, 2:31 pm

I think when I was 5.



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24 Mar 2007, 2:34 pm

I think I was about 8 or 9. I was taught.



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24 Mar 2007, 2:38 pm

i still cant tie my shoes. i just leave them tied.



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24 Mar 2007, 2:49 pm

I tied simple knots that will release itself and have to retie many many times... Only started learning to tie properly ever since 18...


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24 Mar 2007, 2:54 pm

It took a long time to teach me this... I still have some trouble tying shoelaces... I have clumsy fingers and never seem to get the knots right.


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24 Mar 2007, 2:56 pm

Still cannot


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24 Mar 2007, 3:01 pm

When I was seven.



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24 Mar 2007, 3:12 pm

I still don't know how.

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24 Mar 2007, 3:32 pm

Well, I suppose this started because of my post. As I said, I believe I was 6. I know I wasn't any older. It was one of like 2 times I felt a little behind others before 10years of age. Even at that though, it wasn't far behind. My problems were dexterity and mirroring someone elses actions. I'm pretty good at mirroring now.

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24 Mar 2007, 3:39 pm

I still can´t tie them either :(.



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24 Mar 2007, 3:57 pm

Think I was about seven or eight. Remember I got kicked in the shin by the 'Golden girl/school brainiac' at school because I just had no idea how to do it. My Laces still come undone now... :oops: