Can you describe toe walking please?

[Crawling]

dd has recently started walking stamping with only the toes. it makes a shuffling noise as well. It's not walking on tiptoe more draging her feet but only using her toes is this toe walking?

This has only started recently even though she was showing alto of autisim symptoms this is one of a few that are getting worse/suddenly starting should I be concerned that her symptoms are getting worse and that shes developing more?

Sorry about spelling im on my phone.

How old is your DD? What other things are you concerned about?

Of itself, toe-walking isn't the main symptom of autism, but if you are also concerned about her language, eye-contact or play, then I would suggest writing it all down and bringing it to your GP.

Ds ( with autism) doesn't toe walk ... But Dh nt ... (Ahem) does! He kind of bounces on his toes as he walks.
I always notice it more when he's walking on the cold kitchen floor too leonie.
Op... What other concerns do you have about your dd?

dd is 3.5 she has a appointment with cahms next month as she does have lots of autism symptoms.

My problem is she never toe walked but in the past two weeks has started, her behavior has started getting worse, she is retreating to her special place more and she is not using the few words she had as much she is getting more fussy and getting worse with loud noises.the rest of her symptoms are the same im just not sure whether this is normal for a artistic childs symptoms to suddenly decline at age 3 and get worse? Im very concerned about her developing new symptoms when she has been stable (not getting worse) for 6 moths at least.

Oh and this isn't. a new thing she has been displaying symptoms since a baby and we have salt ed psych and pead involved just waiting on cahms my concern is that her symptoms are getting worse and new ones are appearing.

it could be that she is sensory seeking or it is a new habit. Either way, get a referall for orthotics, excessive toe walking can have an adverse effect on the muscles in the leg which are not used and can result in increased tone. so he will check for range in the feet and may prescribe Piedro shoes to see if the habit can be broken.

In the context of deteriorating in other areas, or different reactions to sensory information, I would see the toe walking as part of that.

It could be that she dislikes the sensation of her feet being on the floor and is avoiding that. Or it could be that she is looking for greater feedback from the muscles/joints in her lower legs so tip-toes will give her that.

Crawling, I think if she has been like this for 2 weeks and you are seeing things dis-improve, it may be time to go to the GP. Just to check her over to make sure that this isn't her reaction to a bug. But it will also help to have it documented.

I agree with having her worsening behaviours documented. I always found that my son went through phases where everything seem to worsen and he obviously was struggling to cope with everything around him and then it would ease up a bit. I would agree that the toe walking could be just another worsening symptom .

Thank you I will write it all down and see gp.

Ds toe walks i presume its due to his sensory seeking, im not sure when it started but hes been doing it since at least 2 hes almost 7 now. He walks on the balls of his feet with his heels up, if theres alot going on he will be higher on his toes,it appeared to be getting better for a while and only happening while in bare feet but ive noticed hes now doing it more, when he cant toe walk properly eg new shoes, he really slams his feet.

Hi, we were asked at the development meeting with CAMHS if our Ds toe walked (he flaps, jumps) and we said no, then ever since we have noticed that when he is talking to us or himself about anything he walks around in circles on his toes TBH we had never noticed because when we are talking to him we tend to be looking at his upper half IYKWIM but when he does it it tends to be on the front half of his feet with his heel raised and he does this if he has shoes on or not so not sure if its just a habit

I wonder if people have any thoughts on what it means when toe walking comes then goes? My DS (definitely ASD diagnosis) used to toe walk quite a bit, in fact it was one of the things that led me to suspect the diagnosis very early on. Now he is three and a half and he does not do it any more. He has however started stamping his feet when he wants your attention (he is non verbal). Maybe all just sensory stuff?

Just had a directive in requesting us not too use baby walkers due too them conrtibuting too toe walking, thought this may be of interest. On observations
this may be the case for some children. WE have binned them.
Been fostering baby's for over 37 years.

DS1 toe walks. Physio has been working with him to see if it is sensory or due to hypermobility - tightened hamstrings to support joint, or dyspraxia - lack of motor co-ordination.
his hamstrings have been relaxed, he is physically able not to walk on his toes, so we reckon it is sensory.
With nerve endings in your feet - near your toes, it's hardly likely that your DD will stop of her own accord when it could be pleasurably stimulating.

dd is hypermobile and toe walks. she can put her feet down but this tightens the joints and gives her more stability.

ds has asd and rarely toe walks.