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| Do you swing your arms when you walk? |
| Of course! It's how all human beings walk. |
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| Of course! It's how all human beings walk. |
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| Yes, but I have to pay attention to it. |
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| Yes, but I have to pay attention to it. |
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| I manage pretty well in public, but don't bother in private. |
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| I manage pretty well in public, but don't bother in private. |
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| I try, but it doesn't look very natural. |
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| I try, but it doesn't look very natural. |
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| I don't bother trying, unless I absolutely need to. |
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| I don't bother trying, unless I absolutely need to. |
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| What? Why would I need to do that? |
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| What? Why would I need to do that? |
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| Oh, those NTs. They always make up unreasonable rules. |
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| Oh, those NTs. They always make up unreasonable rules. |
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neongrl
Phoenix
Joined: Oct 06, 2005
Age: 33
Posts: 703
Location: Delhi, Ontario, Canada
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| I was just talking about this in a post in another thread. I think I've always swung my arms normally but I have an aspie coworker who doesn't swing hers. I always knew something didn't look quite right about the way she walked, but it took me 2 years to figure out what it was. My husband has a new coworker who sounds very aspie and he doesn't move his upper body at all when he walks. My dad (a little aspie too) swings his arms, but he holds his hands very stiff, fingers straight. That looks kinda weird too. |
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eyeenteepee
Velociraptor
Joined: Aug 25, 2005
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:04 am Post subject: |
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I had never thought about whether or not I swung my arms whilst I was walking. However, since reading this thread I haven't been able to stop thinking about how my arms are swinging. So, because I am now conscious of it, my arms are undoubtedly swinging strangely, even if they didn't before!! 
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Scoots5012
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Joined: Jul 02, 2004
Age: 29
Posts: 2268
Location: Cheyenne Wyoming
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:13 am Post subject: |
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I've noticed that for the most part my arms do not swing when I walk, and if they do, it tends to be very muted.
Arm swing is controlled by the basal ganglia which is buried deep inside the brain. It's thought that in people who has AS, TS, and OCD, the basal ganglia isn't working properly and causes in the case of AS, people like us to have poor motor skills, and for TS and OCD for them to have their characteristic traits.
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Aspie1
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Joined: Mar 08, 2005
Posts: 2978
Location: United States
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| eyeenteepee wrote: | | I had never thought about whether or not I swung my arms whilst I was walking. However, since reading this thread I haven't been able to stop thinking about how my arms are swinging. So, because I am now conscious of it, my arms are undoubtedly swinging strangely, even if they didn't before!! |
Oops, sorry  . Didn't mean to make you obsess over it. |
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Kaizen
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Joined: Jun 12, 2005
Posts: 24
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I remember when I was around 13 years old, my mom pointed out that I wasn't swinging my arms when I walked. It took me a while to conciously practice it. I don't have to think about it any more, it comes naturally now. |
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Litguy
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Joined: Aug 18, 2005
Posts: 670
Location: New Jersey
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Like BEC and Sophist, I swing unevenly, the right arm much more than the left. I go to a YMCA in the morning, and friends there have noticed this while I'm on the treadmill and mentioned it to me out of curiosity. |
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eyeenteepee
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Joined: Aug 25, 2005
Posts: 488
Location: UK
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| Aspie1 wrote: | | eyeenteepee wrote: | | I had never thought about whether or not I swung my arms whilst I was walking. However, since reading this thread I haven't been able to stop thinking about how my arms are swinging. So, because I am now conscious of it, my arms are undoubtedly swinging strangely, even if they didn't before!! |
Oops, sorry . Didn't mean to make you obsess over it. |
LOL! Not a problem - in fact it's quite interesting! 
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Nomaken
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Joined: Jun 10, 2005
Posts: 2059
Location: 31726 Windsor, Garden City, Michigan, 48135
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:06 am Post subject: |
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I used to carry them at my sides like dead weights, then while in high school i carried them in such a way, combined with my slouching that made me look like i was out looking for brains with dr frankestein. Now i carry my right hand out with a my index finger extended, like im making a point, and my left arm behind me like the back swing of a jog.
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Sophist
ENTIA NON SVNT MVLTIPLICANDA PRAETER NECESSITATEM
Joined: Apr 24, 2005
Posts: 6214
Location: Louisville, KY
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:19 am Post subject: ... |
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| Scoots5012 wrote: | | Arm swing is controlled by the basal ganglia which is buried deep inside the brain. It's thought that in people who has AS, TS, and OCD, the basal ganglia isn't working properly and causes in the case of AS, people like us to have poor motor skills, and for TS and OCD for them to have their characteristic traits. |
Yeah, I've read that the (normal) Basal Ganglia, which is part of the slightly older Limbic System, makes us swing our arms because it still "thinks" we're quadrapeds. Hehehehe. Silly brain.
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PhoenixKitten
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Joined: Jun 14, 2005
Age: 23
Posts: 1609
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:41 am Post subject: |
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I think generally nowadays I swing fairly naturally (just my left arm cos I tuck my handbag under my right one), but I know I have had times of sort of having to think through really 'natural' things like breathing and swinging. When I was a kid, I just to sort of march with my legs, arms, elbows and head all jerking around!
It is thought by some people that a correct cross-pattern (arms and legs swinging on the opposite side if that makes sense) is essential to development, and that if a correct pattern is not established you will suffer from brain damage, thus I spent almost a year crawling, running and creeping to get a correct cross-pattern when I was 10 years old! Scarily, it helped! And just for the record, it's not just about balance, as not all animals use the cross-pattern.
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Knasher
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Joined: Aug 26, 2005
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I remember walking with my Dad one day and he told me to swing my arms, so ever since then I have. But I do forget every so often. |
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herbivore
Blue Jay
Joined: Nov 07, 2005
Posts: 78
Location: a wee bit outside of reality
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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| eyeenteepee wrote: | | I had never thought about whether or not I swung my arms whilst I was walking. However, since reading this thread I haven't been able to stop thinking about how my arms are swinging. So, because I am now conscious of it, my arms are undoubtedly swinging strangely, even if they didn't before!! |
Word! |
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Sophist
ENTIA NON SVNT MVLTIPLICANDA PRAETER NECESSITATEM
Joined: Apr 24, 2005
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Location: Louisville, KY
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| PhoenixKitten wrote: | | And just for the record, it's not just about balance, as not all animals use the cross-pattern. |
Like cats! 
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Serissa
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Joined: Jul 11, 2005
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Location: A DEN OF INIQUITY!!!
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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Like cats! |
Yes, but cats have autism, so does that kind of disqualify them? |
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Diamonddavej
Phoenix
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
Posts: 500
Location: Ireland
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject: Swing my arms when walking – Never! |
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When I was child/teen I didn't swing my arms when I walked. My explication was simple.
Most people were less evolved than me and they swing their arms because they are more closely related to Monkeys than me. Monkeys swing in trees using their arms, this is called Braciation – using the upper limbs as a means of locomotion. Most people swing their arms because the movement is related to humans past shared ancestry with monkeys. I really did not see the point of moving my arms, I felt it was superior and I was more evolved than other people.
I swing my arms now. Despite the difference in increased efficiency as little as 2%, may be? |
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