toe walking in children with autism

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Hi Esther,

sorry about that, I ment SPD-sensory processing dysfunction.

Ilka

I was just suggested that a hinged AFO can helped a lot. And a few theory behind and related treatments as below:
Toe walking and autism:
Why: a few theories
· A sign of tactile hypersensitivity, the person is trying avoid the contact with the surface. --- Treatment based on this theory---aim at reducing sensory hypersensitivity by therapeutic brushing and graded desensitization to tactile input.
· Is an attempt to self provide propriceptive input, and calm themselves. ---treatment based on this theory---provide the person with propriceptive input in other ways, such as jumping on a trampoline, stomping feet, walking in sand, providing traction and other activities involving compression/traction
· Due to the tunnel vision--- treatment: prism lenses and vision training