Does this happen to people on the spectrum?

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do people on the spectrum get younger looking as they get in there 20's? in my teens people would often say i looked mature, rugged and older than my age but now in my 20's things are so differnet i am getting my cheeks pinched and getting called cute which really annoys me actually

i lost weight as part of my diet so that could be why i look younger since being heavier makes you look older perhaps? that said i was skinny in my teens as well. that or lack of social skills and different dress sense compared too what i had 6 years ago could be why.


when comparing old passport photos from my 2006 one and my passport pic from 2009 its suprising becuase my cheeks and face look really chubby. in the passport photo that was taken in 06 my face looked slimmer and more chisseld its almost like i look more baby faced and younger in the recent passport pic. it has been pointed out that in my family we all have "puffy cheeks" so maybe that could explain why my face got rounder and heavier that older i got?

I have always looked younger than my age. At 50, I now look about 25-30 at most. Some say younger.

Sincerely,
Matthew

I have looked younger than my age, at least since college. I have frequently been mistaken for a high school student (which is frustrating when you are in graduate school). Just last week I was in the Department of Public Safety (where you go to get your drivers license in Texas), and three people commented on how much I must be looking forward to getting my learners permit (I received my learners permit ten years ago).
I hope this does not continue as I am finishing the certification to be a high school teacher, and I do not want to be thought of as being the same age as my students, or as being a student.

Back when I was in my late 20s, it seemed like everyone thought I looked about 8-10 years younger than I actually was. That was a long time ago and I don't know if I still look that young.