I suspect I have a bit of this going on. I have trouble with the Romberg Test (and worked on it in physical therapy after knee surgery), and I've read that acrophobia (which I have) can be caused by using your eyes to tell which way is up rather than sensing it internally. I suspect this is happening for me, because my acrophobia is also triggered by vast horizontal distances in situations where scale is hard to assess, like at the Grand Canyon or underground. I also walk into doorframes and other obstacles pretty regularly - that started when I hit puberty and never really stopped.
You'd think, given all the various kinds of physical activities/training I've done (dance, martial arts, riding horses, hiking, Girl Scout adventure craziness, Tai Chi, etc etc) that I'd have excellent proprioception but... yeah. It's all pretty minor stuff, though. I suspect it's a combo of my health issues and my CPTSD rather than being severe enough to count toward an autism diagnosis, but it made me resonate with what you shared here.
I suspect I have a bit of this going on. I have trouble with the Romberg Test (and worked on it in physical therapy after knee surgery), and I've read that acrophobia (which I have) can be caused by using your eyes to tell which way is up rather than sensing it internally. I suspect this is happening for me, because my acrophobia is also triggered by vast horizontal distances in situations where scale is hard to assess, like at the Grand Canyon or underground. I also walk into doorframes and other obstacles pretty regularly - that started when I hit puberty and never really stopped.
You'd think, given all the various kinds of physical activities/training I've done (dance, martial arts, riding horses, hiking, Girl Scout adventure craziness, Tai Chi, etc etc) that I'd have excellent proprioception but... yeah. It's all pretty minor stuff, though. I suspect it's a combo of my health issues and my CPTSD rather than being severe enough to count toward an autism diagnosis, but it made me resonate with what you shared here.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment! Every time Tai Chi comes up in my research, I think about you. 💚