Thin upper lip a common trait?

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I loathe the phenotyping of autism as it seems a little ridiculous but im struggling not to notice the fact that every aspie ive ever seen has a markedly thinner upper lip. Is this something others have observed?

While I imagine that your observations are coincidental, I too have a very thin upper lip.

I'm English so I've got a stiff upper lip.

I've never heard of this one. I do have a bit of a thin upper lip & my dad's upper lip is pretty much non-existent, however, I know several other aspies (both diagnosed and undiagnosed/self diagnosed) who do not fit this criteria as they have rather full lips. I'm leaning towards this just being a coincidence, or noticing aspie traits throughout an extended family who happens to have thin upper lips perhaps.

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Funnily enough, I don't have a thinner upper lip, both my lips are rather thick. Plus I know NTs with thin upper lips.

I have big lips.

Anyone stumbling onto this thread without context would surely be perplexed

Mrs. Fnord refers to my lips as "luscious" - They're not thin.

Is looking for physical characteristics that would identify an Aspie an Aspie trait?

But this isn't about the lips themselves.

The term "upper lip" usually means the area between the top lip and the nose.

People talk, for example, about how much of an "upper lip" a guy has affecting how much of a moustache he can grow.

Ah the vermillion itself. Lol this is an absurd thread - diagnostics a la phrenology. Though there was a reasonably reputable study which found that 80-90% of autists in their sample (forget sample size) had traits in common. They were actually able to use these traits as diagnostic tools with surprising accuracy.
Tufts of hair going in different directions
Small mid face region
Wide eyes
Wide lips
Larger forehead