Do YOU Know These 5 Physical Signs of Autism!?

Here are 5 explosively interesting physical signs of autism you didn't know before!

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Here I have listed out 5 of the most interesting and intriguing physical signs of autism.

1. Toe Walking
Autistic people especially children will walk on their tip toes a lot, this could be in shoes or in bare foot.

2. None Facial Expressions
Autistic people have major issues linking their facial expressions to their emotions, and therefore will display different facial expressions for the emotions they are feeling.

3. Monotone Talking
Autistic individuals will usually have a single mono tone of voice when talking, with little to no inflection in their voice.

4. Tics
Tics are usually associated with other conditions like torettes syndrome, however tics are very much present in autism and ADHD.

5. Poor Motor Skills
Motor skills, fine and gross are very challenging for autistic people young and old and can impact the lives of autistic people in many daily tasks.

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[je]

anyone else struggle with opening small sealed bags?

[camellia]

Physical Signs Summary

1. Toe walking
2. Facial expression may not match feelings
3. Monotone voice
4. Tics
5. Motor skills issues - fine and/or gross motor skills

[nfffan]

I first heard toe walking was a major sign of autism a couple years ago. prior to that, I had been doing a lot of research on autism and came to the conclusion that I was likely autistic, but that was the thing that made me feel confident in saying that I was. I do wish that was a more commonly known sign when I was a kid though, as it is a behavior that my mom had noticed my entire life. I even do it to this day, at 35.

[jasonthomas]

I'm 56 and have been diagnosed with autism. I've been struggled my entire life trying to fit in and always knew there was something different about me, but even the doctors missed it. I zone out when I get anxious, I sometimes do it in the middle of conversations, I literally slip into this state where I glaze over and no longer aware of my surroundings. I have no control over it and people think I am rude or arrogant.. I struggle to read because of it, I can;t get through a page without drifting off into wherever it is I go. I also can't look directly at people when talking, me eyes are everywhere but in the direction they should be.

Textures and sounds cause me a lot of problems too, they make me feel physically sick and anxious. I could go on forever writing about how it effects me but the worst thing for me is the emptiness and loneliness, I can't form relationships or make friends, I do peoples heads in because I talk to much to overcompensate for the amount of time I spend alone!

[robertleemeyer]

I have two children with high-functioning autism. The most obvious sign they manifested was the inability to look anyone straight in the eye when talking. My son-in-law, who is ADHD, cannot stand still while engaged in a conversation; he paces back and forth, even though he is obviously enjoying the conversation. But he is also greatly relieved when the conversation is done. It is a palpable aura he exudes while talking, so we try to keep the conversations short for his sake. He often has to retreat to his video games after even a short conversation just to settle down.

[stealth]

I was late diagnosed with autism 9 years ago, growing up was very difficult I tried to fit in it never worked I did things differently to everyone else I also I couldn't express feelings very well which ended up with me been put into care system, now I'm older I have given up trying to fit in I have learned a lot about autism. I may not be very good at some things but I love creative things, I'm a make up artist I work with special effects on TV film and theater, I'm a carpenter and joiner, so in a way I turned what I thought was a negative into a positive, and I always say people with autism are aliens because we are just awesome. I look at the world differently and I like that.

[curiouscanuck]

Dan, your channel has been a life changer for me. Some of the older viewers may find some benefit in a video I found on "Autism from the Inside" about late diagnosed autism/Asperger's in seniors. I'm 74. I just forget the name of the video but it features seniors who have lived their whole life not knowing why life has been so difficult for them. Once they knew they were on the spectrum everything changed for the better and began to make sense.

[astroxmisfit]

I'm 29 and just found out that I have ASD. I never realized it and those around me including my parents never saw the signs. I knew I was different but didn't think there was more to it than just being unique. I wish I would have found this out so much sooner. I have actually ruined very meaningful relationships of mine because of my "blank face" when I should have shown some type of emotion at the moment.. but it takes me a bit longer to process my emotions when I'm put on the spot.. I've been forced to feel guilt for that, and many other things that I now know is because of my ASD... I finally have some forgiveness for myself after years of questioning what's wrong with me and why I am the way I am.. I just wish I would have known sooner so I could have explained my faults 😔

[johngodbey]

My son was diagnosed with autism as a 2 year old. His early years were really difficult. However, he really became social, and developed of love of music and has perfect pitch. He went to a performing arts high school and is now a music major in college . He wants to sing opera and has a prodigious memory for words and music. He also plays bass and guitar and seems to have fine motor skills, except his handwriting. I do notice that he is a frequent toe walker, running to do things. He also has some tics like clearing his voice or nodding his head to one side. He also talks to himself, more like his committee, whenever he's alone. And whenever he says something, he repeats it to himself copying the intonation. He's had no medication or intervention except tutoring. My concern is that opera involves acting, and his emotional side is always buoyant. Maybe opera doesn't require nuance of feelings, but it seems limiting in a way. I couldn't ask for a better kid! Thanks for letting me share your observations.

[johnf]

I have some of the toe walking and the tics. But probably my biggest physical sign of autism is I almost always walk with my head down, looking at the ground, because I have so much trouble making eye contact with strangers.

[maryscarboro]

As a child I walked solely on my tip toes, my first word was ‘pajamas “ at 3 years old. I twirled around a lot. I touched everything and very curious. The adults around me would often remark about these traits. I thought I had holes in my brain because some math skills and problems with left and right. Lots of learning was super easy for me as long as I stayed away from the “holes”. I was horribly shy. I have never been diagnosed with Asperger’s but I believe I may be. My siblings to my surprise thought I was right. I thought they would mock me for thinking so. Too late in the game to pursue any diagnostic validation, just wanted any input you could give. Thanks

[Huskie]

I've been toe walking since I was old enough to have concrete memories, and my mom would often delightedly point out that she thought I was like a ballet dancer. I also definitely have had tons of experiences where I felt frustrated that people seemingly didn't seem to notice how I was feeling, only to catch my reflection somewhere and note that I looked as blasé as ever. I was (sorta??) diagnosed with Asperger's before the name was changed, and this kind of stuff wasn't exactly mentioned then. To learn about it here like this was certain a surprise.

[aldreyandreiko]

I try putting more emotion into my voice and face sometimes. Very often I mess up and the reaction I get is different from what I anticipated. It took me ages to figure out the reason the reaction was off was because I expressed myself wrong. Another thing that happens is that people just get annoyed at you not expressing a lot of emotion and try to push your buttons just so they can see you act like a human for a change and then you meltdown and they all think you’re crazy. If it sounds too specific, yeah…

[hrdknox]

I have Nonverbal Learning Disability/Disorder and we share many of the traits of the autism spectrum. The one that I can immediately think of that we don't is that we are very verbal- in fact, we tend to talk too much in order to mask our deficiencies in other areas. For example, I have a severe math problem (dyscalculia) which, when paired with the visual spacial deficiency is very troublesome things like measuring or estimating as well as making things even or level. It also makes it excruciatingly difficult to offer any kind of consistency in things like work, wherein we usually go by a strict script and when the situation deviates even a little, we are lost. Thanks for your hard work and for putting out these videos!

[MorningRose]

I'm 43. I've never been diagnosed but the more I study about autism the more convinced I am that I'm on the spectrum. Sometimes I wonder how my life might have been different if I'd been diagnosed early on.

[kimjohns]

If it wasn't for masking, no one would ever know I was happy. I have the same expression for every emotion, unless I'm "performing"

[lauragriffin]

My 41 year old son has Aspergers and he rubs the fingertips of his hands together. Not touching the hands together, but separately, with his hands at his sides, rubs the tips. I have noticed this with others who have Aspergers. In fact, it's one of my first clues.

[tml]

HI Dan, thanks for an awesome vid. Another trait of autism especially noticeable in adults is that when they walk they often don't swing their arms and their arms will be rotated slightly so that the palms face towards the rear. This was something that was brought up in a class I took on the treatment of autistic children.

[celesteisneat]

Best thing about toe walking~ strong, defined calves! I had a bodybuilder friend who was blown away by the split up the center of my calf muscles and said he had been trying to achieve that in the gym his whole adult life. I don’t go to the gym. I told him to walk around on his tippy toes

[HaloXeon]

That's bizarre, I never knew walking on tip toes was related to autism. I do it less these days, but when I was younger I'd walk around the house on tip toes constantly. I just thought it was something I did.