i'm autistic and am obsessed with correcting my posture. i've been doing it all day every day for the last 25 years. i thought i had it all figured out back in 2003. but i didn't quite understand it, so i wound up doing it wrong. i stumbled in the dark for a while affter that. never told anyone because they thought i was crazy after i made the mistake of talking about it. got misdiagnosed as bipolar mania when it was just the 'tismthe only thing that works for me is when my legs are rotated outward. any medfags know why
>>16807866Yes this is a common comorbidity of autism
>>16807884what is
>>16808598NTA but gait and stride tend to be atypical in many autistic people. Toe walking or being pigeon toed is more common than being duck footed but all three are seen in autistic people. They're also seen in non-autistic people and can indicate many different conditions, so on their own none of them are reliable indicators of autism. >>16807866Various forms of disconnect between one's mind and physical body is very common with autism. If walking "duck footed" works for you, you should probably go with that, unless it's causing you some kind of pain. Hopefully you exist in a supportive environment where doing so won't subject you to ridicule. Walking in a manner that's uncomfortable to you so you can blend in is another form of masking. Maybe you find it worth masking when grocery shopping but walk unmasked at home and in other environments with understanding people.
>>16808603oh no it's not about doing something that makes you looks awkward and weird, that defeats the point. io've been looking for this every day for the last 25 years
>>16808771Too much masking leads to depression and eventually psychosis. Do you really want to impress normies with your ability to walk somewhat similar to them so much that you're willing to risk descending into a mental death spiral?
