Losing Balance

Hello, I have recently begun a relationship with someone else who also has Aspergers syndrome. He is having much trouble with his balance and it is difficult for him to walk. I am not sure exactly what is happening, if this is sensory overload or walking itself, but we are not sure what is happening to him. It is causing a lot of problems with walking and balance, is how he describes it. He says being in a good mood makes it worse, and lately he has barely been able to walk because of it. I would like to know if someone knows what it could be (so I could understand better also) and what he can do about it.

Personally I've never heard of anything like this.

I suppose my larger concern is that this isn't really AS related, but could be due to another medical condition. He probably should go see a doctor, honestly.

TDT wrote:Personally I've never heard of anything like this.

I suppose my larger concern is that this isn't really AS related, but could be due to another medical condition. He probably should go see a doctor, honestly.

I agree. I'm concerned that this is not AS related either. I've heard of clumsiness but he is really struggling to walk outside. At home he is fine. I'll let him know then, thank you for your advice.

Yes this is related due to Asperger's but not sensory overload, just the simple fact that we are clumsy. I notice that whenever I binge drink I always fall and get lots of cuts and gashes all over myself. When walking sober I also find it hard to walk in a straight line.

If this only happens outside and he is fine inside then this would probably be due to being self-conscious and social anxiety.

I would also think it is something other than AS considering the extremeness of it. My only experience with something like this was because of too much fluid in my inner ear, I would lose all sense of balance and fall down, sometimes I couldn't even sit up. Though what he's going through doesn't sound exactly like that. There could be something neurological going on.

I realize this thread is a little old, but I happened to read this and thought that it could be cataplexy, which is a symptom of narcolepsy. Anyway, I hope it wasn't anything that serious.

ThePurpleHaze wrote:Yes this is related due to Asperger's but not sensory overload, just the simple fact that we are clumsy.

Be very careful saying this type of thing ThePurpleHaze. In my opinion a person literally being unable to walk is not explicable as a symptom of asperger's syndrome. This looks frighteningly like a very severe and rapidly developing problem with the brain, one worthy of immediate medical attention.