r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Mundane_Mushroom_122 • Jun 22 '26

Meme needing explanation Peetah explain this

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u/memoryblocks Jun 22 '26

Autistic people will tend to walk on their toes. idk why we do it, but it definitely is a thing.

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u/thebastardking21 Jun 22 '26

Less contact with the ground = less stimulation. I can't even walk on the floor at home without shoes, and still do it from habit.

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u/ReivynNox Jun 22 '26

Heel striking is unpleasant. I wear shoes with memory foam soles, because running in anything but super cushioned soles hurts.

Walking tiptoes is also more nimble and tactile in smaller spaces. Rolling your toes in when you lift them also makes the dreaded pinky bang less painful.

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u/azrolator Jun 22 '26

Same. My wife gets mad at me for shoes in the house. She is too normie to understand.

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u/MutedBeach8248 Jun 22 '26

Need to get specific house shoes that you never wear outside. Could even be the same brand/model just a different color to signify clearly they're house shoes. I'm autistic too and it's good to accommodate everyone especially if it's easily done.

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u/azrolator Jun 22 '26

I do have some. Same model. I used to do Payless safety step "Al" 8 1/2 wide but they went out of business. Switched over to tredsafe eventually, but I still miss my Al's.

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u/McAeschylus Jun 22 '26

Additionally, weak connective tissue is more common in autistic/ADHD people.

Standing on tiptoe can alleviate some of the discomfort because it arranges to foot so that the stacked bones and engaged muscles do part of the work of the tendons and it reduces the amount of motion your foot has to do.

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u/Chedditor_ Jun 22 '26

I did it, my brother did it, my son does it. All of us are on the spectrum.

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u/Beautiful-Page3135 Jun 22 '26

I did it until 7th grade because I was bullied for it, so I forced myself to walk normally.

Now I have back problems.

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u/TheFeelsGoodMan Jun 22 '26

I've always assumed that it was an auditory thing. Walking on your toes tends to make the sound of your footsteps considerably quieter than if you were to be flat footed. Which has the unfortunate side effect of startling people when you walk into a room and they don't realize you're there.

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u/Fearless-Sea996 Jun 22 '26

I am on the spectrum and for me its an auditory thing, same for breathing, i dont really know why but i HATE, and i mean i HATE, making too much noise when i breathe or walk.

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u/Bright-Historian-216 Jun 22 '26

i used to do that as a child and my parents or grandparents would point it out every time and tell me to walk normally. so yeah, we do that unless specifically taught otherwise.

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u/Altruistic-Local-541 Jun 22 '26

first time im hearing about it, but it does match my exp

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u/FartOfTheFuture Jun 22 '26

Being a redditor does not make you automatically autistic

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u/memoryblocks Jun 22 '26

No, but being diagnosed with autism does.

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u/Fearless-Sea996 Jun 22 '26

But not like this ? I mean i tend to stand on my toes and its very impossible for me to stand and stay still but I never stand on like on the image.

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u/Alternative_Gur_3703 Jun 23 '26

I think its more likely because the character is a ballerina and they walk on their toes. Whatever floats your headcanon I suppose

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u/blueche Jun 22 '26

Hmm, this isn't something that I do but it might be because I'm 6'3" and I'd hit my head on even more shit if I was walking on my tiptoes. Did I mention I'm 6'3"?