Do Aspies have subnormal body temperature?

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I'm always freezing, and always have been, no matter where I go. But if it gets tooo hot, like over 33 degrees C, I overheat and have panic attacks and NEED to get cold NOW. I can't really win.

My thyroid is probably a bit stuffed though, I doubt it's functioning normally. Strong family history of thyroid problems and a pregnancy scare a couple of years ago have likely seen to that.

apparently im pretty warm and i dont feel the cold much, never had my body temperature measured really

My body temperature is around 96.5-97 F (36 C if I did that conversion correctly), but I know I don't have thyroid problems. It's been low since I was an infant.

I tend to feel the cold easily through my entire body, but it takes a lot more for me to stand there shivering and unable to move than other people (given we're adjusted to the same climate). Yet, I have a high range of tolerance for heat and cold in my hands, feet and mouth. I've put my hand in 70C water to retrieve a test tube (that I had issues trying to pick up) without a problem and my biology professor freaked out.