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29 Jan 2012, 2:41 pm

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The youthful appearance could be considered cute by some, but it doesn't make all aspies appear young.

...Which makes me wonder about some people with AS having a "look" to them. For instance, everyone with downs syndrome (AFAIK) has a definite look on their face. The AS look is a definite look, but not all aspies have it. I wonder if those people with AS with that particular look have something different altogether, or something added.

Not only do not all aspies have it, but I knew a family where all the daughters were young looking to the extreme, and in my opinion they couldn't have been aspie... But still, I'd always considered them looking so young a bit of an oddity.

I don't know enough about the family to comment. But to continue - people who are just diagnosed with dyspraxia usually have it written on their face that there's something different, as do some with learning difficulties. I wonder what symptoms of AS would match with the youthful, or most importantly the "blank" look. I wonder if there's some other disorder mixed in somewhere that gives that look.

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29 Jan 2012, 2:44 pm

Oh, I knew about one of them being diagnosed dyslexic, so it *is* a possible explanation!

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29 Jan 2012, 2:46 pm

My personal explanation is that we're not inherently young-looking as such, but we tend to dress plain, we don't make ourselves over to 'fit' our age, so when people see us, they associate our looks with childishness.

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29 Jan 2012, 2:55 pm

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29 Jan 2012, 4:44 pm

Bun wrote:

Oh, I knew about one of them being diagnosed dyslexic, so it *is* a possible explanation!

I said Dyspraxic, not Dyslexic.

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Trust me, there is definitely an aspie look.

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29 Jan 2012, 4:47 pm

smudge wrote:

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Oh, I knew about one of them being diagnosed dyslexic, so it *is* a possible explanation!

I said Dyspraxic, not Dyslexic.

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Trust me, there is definitely an aspie look.

Can you post a few pictures of people with this look so I know what it looks like, both male and female?

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29 Jan 2012, 4:59 pm

smudge wrote:

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Oh, I knew about one of them being diagnosed dyslexic, so it *is* a possible explanation!

I said Dyspraxic, not Dyslexic.

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Trust me, there is definitely an aspie look.

*I know, but... You also said learning disabilities in general. But that girl tended to relate EVERYTHING to her disability, so it is a case where I wonder if there was another condition.

* I really thought you said there wasn't, and that not all aspies have the 'young looking' thing, but I may be wrong.

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29 Jan 2012, 5:17 pm

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* I really thought you said there wasn't, and that not all aspies have the 'young looking' thing, but I may be wrong.

I never said there wasn't a look. I just said some had the look.

Ganondox, I'm not sure any of my friends would allow me to post photos of them on the 'net. I'm sure though if you look through the photo threads on here, you're bound to find some clearly showing the "blank/expressionless" or "young" look. I've certainly seen it.

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29 Jan 2012, 5:19 pm

The only "aspie look" I would really subscribe to is blank.

Like so:

[img][800:768]http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u291/abacacus/IMG_0104.jpg[/img]

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29 Jan 2012, 5:25 pm

smudge wrote:

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* I really thought you said there wasn't, and that not all aspies have the 'young looking' thing, but I may be wrong.

Then pick out some faces from the picture thread with the look, your the one who knows what you are talking about.

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29 Jan 2012, 5:44 pm

I get called cute. Sometimes it's an insult because when I am called that when I am mad, I feel I am not being taken seriously.

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29 Jan 2012, 6:01 pm

Ganondox wrote:

smudge wrote:

Bun wrote:

* I really thought you said there wasn't, and that not all aspies have the 'young looking' thing, but I may be wrong.

Then pick out some faces from the picture thread with the look, your the one who knows what you are talking about.

People might be funny about it, but OK. One day, I'll do it.

Actually, abacacus's photo is a good example of the "expressionless" look.

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29 Jan 2012, 11:47 pm

I've never really been called cute since I was a kid. I'm tall (5'7") and a lot of people think I'm a senior in high school while I'm only a junior. I don't think all aspies look young. It seems as if shorter people are called cute more than taller people for some reason. It isn't necessarily an aspie thing. Some people do consider innocence cute though.

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29 Jan 2012, 11:57 pm

Yup!

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30 Jan 2012, 12:00 am

as for the "aspie" look... (I still am somewhat hung up on that word for now but will say it in this post in an attempt to assimilate)... I can indeed recognize a look... but only in motion... and I figure I have a benefit because I have increased empathy abilities so I can see the distracted yet unemotional about it appearance of it. :cyclops:

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30 Jan 2012, 3:11 am

I'm cute as hell, lol.

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