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Re: Signs of autism could be encoded in the way you walk

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Post by ghushn3 » Wed, Jul 23, 2025, 9:18 PM UTC

throwawaymaths wrote: post #255

ghushn3 wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most athletes I'm aware of allow their heels to touch the ground. Unless you are aware of a bunch of athletes that walk around like velociraptors, and if you are, please share!

weightlifting yes, but not most track and field. It's pretty common for dancers to say "you should be able to slip a sheet of paper under the heel" for example. Pretty sure that's the case in tennis too. here's a stock photo of a runner: https://images.stockcake.com/public/7/1/2/7124d219-0531-40c1... and here's one of volleyball: https://www.games-eshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/web.s...

They do this when they aren't competing? Just like, cooking, getting dressed, brushing their teeth?

We're not talking about how to use the body when performing in their sport/art, but how they hold their bodies at all times.

Re: Signs of autism could be encoded in the way you walk

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Post by flanked-evergl » Mon, Jul 28, 2025, 10:50 AM UTC

djaychela wrote: post #120

flanked-evergl wrote: post #115

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Society is tolerant of diversity in people.

Is it? Certainly hasn't been the experience of my two autistic daughters who had years of difficulty and which led to real problems for a decade or so each during later later schooling and early work years. Both are now doing much better but it's been a long uphill battle for them. The same of my two sons but society is much more tolerant (but bit fully) off their symptoms as they tend to be viewed as 'male' tendenci…

Not every problem faced by your children is the fault of society.

Re: Signs of autism could be encoded in the way you walk

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Post by 725686 » Mon, Jul 28, 2025, 4:49 PM UTC

cluckindan wrote: post #22

725686 wrote: post #18

For some reason, I dislike seeing people that walk "funny". I am particularly disgusted by people that walk with their feet facing outward a little too much.

Were you the schoolyard bully?

I just said I dislike it, not that I, in any way, disrespected them or made fun of them. I was criticizing myself.