Toe walking- do we have to?

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I read that toe walking is a prevalent trait of Asperger's but I don't do this. I did score very high on the aspie quizzes though, so what do I make of that?

There's nothing to make of it. We don't all toe walk. Probably most adult autistics don't toe walk.

I toe walk. But it has to do more with my cat obsession really. I like to be stealthy like a cat. But as others said I don't think all people toe walk.

I don't think I've ever toe-walked, though I do rock back and forth from heel-to-toe and up onto my toes frequently while waiting in ques.

I did toe-walk on a porch railing once as an adolescent until I fell, did the splits and landed crotch-first on that cast iron bar.

Worst. Vacation Trip. Ever.

You better do it, or your feet will fall off.

I toe walk all the time, always have. I don't see however that being an aspie thing. Do you have any information that proves that toe walking is an aspie thing?

I don't think that I have ever done it, unless I was "tip-toeing" for a specific reason.

I know people who toe walk and are not on the spectrum.


I used to toe walk in my younger years.

When I hit my mid teens or so I just stopped. I dunno why.

Failure to toe walk is punishable by a $20 fine or 1 hour in the most brightly lit big box store in your area on Sunday.

So... paying by check is fine, or... ?

When you guys say "toe-walk", you mean "walking on tip-toes," correct? Not just walking fast and pushing off with your toes?

I want to be clear on that, and I feel a bit confused about it.

I have only seen toe walking once and it was a little girl who looked to be about five or six and she was in diapers and she was toe walking. I asked her mother about it and she acted like it was all normal and she didn't know why her daughter did it and asked me why do I walk flat on my feet and she said some people walk on their heels. Looking back she was obviously special needs and I wonder if she had autism.

B. RESTRICTED, REPETITIVE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR, INTERESTS, OR ACTIVITIES AS MANIFESTED BY AT LEAST
2 OF 4 SYMPTOMS:
Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements
o Repetitive hand movements (e.g., clapping,
finger flicking, flapping, twisting)
o Stereotyped or complex whole body movements (e.g., foot to foot rocking, dipping, & swaying;
spinning)
o Abnormalities of posture (e.g., toe walking; full body posturing)
o Intense body tensing
o Unusual facial grimacing
o Excessive teeth grinding
o Repetitively puts hands over ears (note: if response to sounds, consider B4)
o Perseverative or repetitive action / play / behavior (note: if 2 or more components, then it is a
routine and should be considered under B2)
o Repetitive picking (unless clear tactile sensory component, then consider B4)

Directly from the DSM 5. But yes, you are correct; not every aspie toe-walks. I do it very infrequently, mostly when I'm feeling particularly springy for no real reason.

Yes, "toe-walking" refers to walking on one's tiptoes.

A lot of people don't even realise they are toe walking or walking on tip toes, it becomes so instinctive you don't notice I only realised when my wife commented on it several years ago, and then my mother confirmed that I did it from being a child.

When we were getting my son diagnosed last year, the consultant commented on his toe walking saying that it was one of the indicators of autism. When I said that we had never thought anything of it because I tend to walk on tip toes too, he commented that autism is often genetic. This was my first clue to the fact that I too was ASD, other comments that followed from him piqued my curiosity further, and I ended up being diagnosed with Aspergers six months later!

The thing is that not everyone with ASD walks on tip toes, and many grow out of it in adulthood anyway. But tip toe walking is one of many indicators to possible ASD.

It's also worth noting that many people are not even aware of having tip toe walked in childhood, unless their parents comment on it. Its not something you tend to remember because you were probably unaware of doing it at the time

What's weird about this topic, is that I heel walk (as opposed to toe walk). I only do it when barefoot though, and I'm usually not barefoot. I just can't stand the feeling of my toes or the fronts of my feet touching the floor or ground. I wish I could explain it, but I can't seem to come up with an explanation for why I feel that way.

Charles