looking at a face picture can you identify aspies?

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wildcoyotedancer
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17 Jul 2013, 10:50 am

I'm Aspie and I make jokes to amuse myself

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17 Jul 2013, 10:56 am

It would be very hard to diagnose with a photo or picture of the individual.

He may not have aspergers at all, there are a range of other disorders out there that may fit. You say he looks sad, perhaps he's depressed or maybe he just looks that way.

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17 Jul 2013, 12:54 pm

If I was to look at a class photo and get told that one of the students on there had autism, then I'd fail to select which one. I just can't pick out autistics from NTs just by looks.
However, apparently, 59% of autistics have sandal-gapped toes, and 46% have an asymmetrical face.

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17 Jul 2013, 1:12 pm

Like the old saying goes, Never judge a book by it's cover. I don't believe in all of the stereotypes of Aspies being humorless, bland no facial expressions etc. The traits and mannerisms vary WIDELY depending on the personality. I am introverted, non-social, been told I look like I'm in a bad mood when I'm just "Thinking" about something. It just depends.

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17 Jul 2013, 1:29 pm

leasha wrote:

I have a close friend im 100 %certian is an aspie.

He is very child like age 36 looks alot younger.
Mannerism are very innocent soft gazing eyes
Long eyelashes , little upturned nose, big philtrum
Pouty upper lip , wide cheekbones ,attached earlobes, monotonic voice

Personal info
Likes to live alone . Wont do relationships because
He claims they are a headache and he hates to
Be yelled at. Made it stated after his marriage of 10
Yrs ended he has been on his own celibate . happy for almost 2 .yrs

Strange eating habits
Says he cant eat wheat gluten products has celiac
Eats raw meat and raw vegetable diet

Work
Runs a icecream truck, just drives around the streets playing music selling icecream

.....

Ill show his picture if the rules allow me to...
But i think he is aspie mainly becuase how
Odd but beautiful his face looks
Kinda alien , kinda pixie , a little animal like
Hard to discribe

The first thing I have to ask, is whether your friend has given his permission for you to post his picture on the internet?

If not, this would be a gross abuse of trust. If yes, then please be sure he is aware that his photo will be on a public forum that anyone can see or download or misuse.

Even if you mean well, I'm uncomfortable with you posting about him in this way.

You cannot diagnose someone from how they look. There are certain morphological features but they may not be present in all people on the spectrum and autism is caused/affected by a variety of genes so as yet, there is nothing definitive.

If he has issues that are causing him problems, then as a friend the kindest thing you can do is support him in getting a mental health assessment which would include looking out for signs of autism.

Ignore the sarcastic posters.

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17 Jul 2013, 2:04 pm

From what ive read aspergers is not learned behavior
Its not tuaght or choosen.

Aspergers is how the brain body and face develope
While in the embryo.

Aspies brains are developed in a way that reception
In the brain such as taste smell sound touch is
All processed in a way that NT subjects.

Brain developement is correlated to face development
In utero.

He told me his mother lived in colorado and grandfather
Mined uranium in the 40s. His mother was exposed
To highly radio active water, air ,dust every day his granp
Came home.

his mom would wash his grandfathers radio active clothes
Along with her own....
His mother once took uranium rocks to school for
Show and tell.

His grandfather died of lung cancer , his mother lost
All her adult teeth by a 12 , his mothers brothers and
Sisters have all died of lukema and cancers...

In discussion with people alot of people exposed
To radiation give birth to autistic children

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17 Jul 2013, 2:13 pm

That's why we all glow in the dark. If he starts glowing one evening, then you have your answer. :wink:

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17 Jul 2013, 4:21 pm

Ray Davies aspies or Mick Avory aspies? :wink: :lol:

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17 Jul 2013, 4:25 pm

Whatever his issues or diagnosis, it's up to him to disclose or discover.
Unless he has specifically asked you to do so.

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17 Jul 2013, 4:41 pm

ravenloft68 wrote:

I agree with this. I am a diagnosed Aspie but you wouldn't think I'm an Aspie just by looking at me. I may look and act shy, I may sometimes look nervous, but that doesn't scream out Asperger's.

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17 Jul 2013, 5:31 pm

"Facial phenotypes in subgroups of prepubertal boys with autism spectrum disorders are correlated with clinical phenotypes"

"Syndromic Forms of Autism: Part I"

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17 Jul 2013, 5:38 pm

In reguards to acting nervous or shy
That has nothing to with being aspie.

its a characteristic. The only medical
Diagnosis is brain scans and nuero
stimulated responses to stimulus.

I suspect many people who claim to.be aspies
Are just self concious, socially shy, anxiety
Ocd trait people....

Behaviors are learned can be controlled
And manipulated.

Aspergers is supposed to be medical diagnosis
Not on behavior . But how the brain response
To outside stimulus processing.

What parts of the brain are activated during
Stimulus.

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17 Jul 2013, 5:50 pm

Anomiel wrote:

"Facial phenotypes in subgroups of prepubertal boys with autism spectrum disorders are correlated with clinical phenotypes"

"Syndromic Forms of Autism: Part I"

Yes if aspergers and autism is determined before
Birth.
Then physical differences must exist...

If it was determined after birth this means
Aspergers autism is a learned behavior.....

lets take 10 kids all in a room exposed to each other from age 1 to 5.....

These kids learn to.interact.
The autistic child plays in the corner not
Making much eye contact.

Hence he brain processed information different..
Different processing means different parts of the
Brain are being used.

Brain development corresponds directly with facial
Body development.

Many aspergers people with true diagnoses such
As the famous computer hackers or musicians
Usually have almond shaped eyes well developed
Cheekbones and some attached earlobes or small ears

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17 Jul 2013, 6:06 pm

leasha wrote:

Work
Runs a icecream truck, just drives around the streets playing music selling icecream

Em, that's his job. If he was just driving around in the van playing the music that would be a little strange, but he is selling ice cream!

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17 Jul 2013, 8:54 pm

leasha wrote:

Anomiel wrote:

"Facial phenotypes in subgroups of prepubertal boys with autism spectrum disorders are correlated with clinical phenotypes"

"Syndromic Forms of Autism: Part I"

There is a lot of research concerning other physical differences, so that autism isn't learned is without a doubt. Not that much research about looks though. There doesn't seem to be much difference from NTs, so the answer to the original question is no. Many people (researchers included) say that autistics are beautiful though, so there's that.

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17 Jul 2013, 9:12 pm

Video...MAAAAAAYYYBE yes, but picture...no.

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