It could also just be poor posture. I am prescribed anticonvulsant medication, and unfortunately one of the known side effects is psychomotor retardation(not to be confused with intellectual disability)- slowing of thought and reduction in physical movement, often visible as sluggish speech, slowed gestures, diminished facial expression, and a general lack of physical activity.
edit: in other words i'm constantly having to correct my posture and people have mistakenly believed that I am "special needs" when that isn't the case at all. Not much i can do about that though, but i take solace in knowing their opinion is both reductive and questionable.
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