The Walking Style Far 'More Common' Among Autistic Kids

Summary

You might already know that autism can involve reduced eye contact and struggles with “sensory overload” – though not everyone with autism will have these signs. However, some lesser-known behaviours, like repeating your own words (palilalia) , “hyper-empathy” (a very intense emotional reaction to animals, plants, people, and/or objects), and even hyperlexia (early reading skills, especially when a child’s comprehension ability doesn’t match their reading fluency), are also associated with autism. And some researchers think that “toe walking” is much more common among autistic children than…

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