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DeLoreanDude
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 Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:59 am Post subject: Tilting your head to the side without noticing? |
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| Does anyone else do that? I do but I hardly ever notice I'm doing it! |
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Samara
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| Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:02 am Post subject: |
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| My friend said the other day i do that when i am perving on some one. |
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lexis
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Lately I've been prone to doing it when I'm trying to filter out people's voices from background noises. I've seen childhood photographs of me head-tilting quite a lot- so maybe I've only just began to notice. I do have very old memories of me as a toddler walking with my head to one side- and a couple of relatives on the spectrum did/do the same.
Coincidence? It would be interesting to hear of other people's motivations for doing this- if at all. |
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j0sh
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| Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:14 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I’ve noticed that I do this. I think I do it more when I am in a relaxed environment. I usually notice this when I’m surfing the net or listening to music at home. I don’t think I do it quite as much when I’m at work. |
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Danielismyname
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When I walk, I tend to tilt my head to the right and down. To point out a piece of fiction, you can see "Rain Man" do it when he walks in the movie.
It's neurological sign, the same with curling one's hand up. |
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Samara
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| Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| When i see or hear of something sad i tilt my head to the side and go orhh! |
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SMARTIE
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Yes I seem to do this when I am thinking hard and I also chew on a finger whilst tilting 
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poopylungstuffing
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| lexis wrote: | Lately I've been prone to doing it when I'm trying to filter out people's voices from background noises. I've seen childhood photographs of me head-tilting quite a lot- so maybe I've only just began to notice. I do have very old memories of me as a toddler walking with my head to one side- and a couple of relatives on the spectrum did/do the same.
Coincidence? It would be interesting to hear of other people's motivations for doing this- if at all. |
This is what I do...I will aim my ear at the person speaking to me..otherwise I might not understand what they are saying...and it seems to also be a sort of sensory integration thingy with me...and there is a bit of it also rooted in my avoidance of eye contact.
Instead of a face to face conversation with me, you will get a conversation with the side of my head.
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Exile
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I do it when someone says something to me that is unexpected.
When it happens, it always seems like that dog in the RCA Victor logo, sitting in front of the old-time gramophone, tilting its head.
It's as if its dog-saying, "wtf?" |
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pizzaman31195
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isnt that normal ?????
i always do that, i mean ALL the time ...
hmmmm |
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sartresue
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| Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:51 am Post subject: |
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Tilt a tete topic
I thought this was a stim. But I have CAPD so I need to try to tune in by turning my antenna!!
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lexis
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Sensory integration- that makes sense. I tend to talk facing away from people or if I must face them for at least some of the time, I've been known to spin around while talking to avoid eye-contact.
As for it being normal- well I suppose we best ask some nts. xD
I know I'm almost paranoid regarding every single quirk- does everybody do this behind closed doors or is it a trait of ASD?-
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CockneyRebel
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I tilt my head to the side, quite a bit. I have my head tilted in half of the pictures that were taken of me, over the years.
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Danielismyname
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Of course, it depends on the reason for doing it.
In my case, it's definitely neurological of origin when I tilt my head to the side and curl my hands up when I walk, and this comes under the heading of odd postures in ASDs. I have no reason for doing this other than that's how my body moves; I've noted that it's more pronounced the more "autistic" I am.
Many people with autism, me included, look at people side-on [when we do look at those who're in close proximity to us], and also stand side-on to them; I do this because it's far more comfortable than facing them. They say this is due to visual processing problems. |
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Aurore
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I tilt my head a lot. There's a sorta AS character on one of the Law & Order series who does it as well, so my family references that when they see me do it.
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