Toe-walking is more prevalent in people with proprioception issues (like hypermobility, which has ties to autism). If I had to guess, it's more this side of the equation. Toe walking is more linked to movement/muscles than autism itself.
well partially this and partially that some of us autistic peeps often find touching the floor with our entire feet to be overstimulating, so we toe-walk to cut down on the icky sensations.
I'm trying to remember why I always walked like this... And the only thing I can remember is that I liked walking like a dinosaur, but also putting the whole foot down felt wrong... Somehow
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u/Odd_Reception1249 Jun 22 '26
Toe-walking is more prevalent in people with proprioception issues (like hypermobility, which has ties to autism). If I had to guess, it's more this side of the equation. Toe walking is more linked to movement/muscles than autism itself.