Are there any kind of aspie/auties 'traits' ? (aspect)

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10 Sep 2007, 7:43 am

With this I mean, I think I read somewhere might be some physical 'traits' quite common between people on the asperger/autistic spectrum. Like ... big cranium (?), gibbous front, ...

I think I got maybe a bit of this appearance, what about you ? .. :wink:

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10 Sep 2007, 8:10 am

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Physical: Overall, relatively little is found on physical examination other than the characteristics of comorbid conditions, where present, such as fragile X syndrome or tuberous sclerosis.

A neurological examination can screen for possible inborn metabolic and degenerative diseases.

Head circumference is greater than the 97th percentile in 25% of individuals with autistic disorder; arrest of head circumference growth in Rett disorder can occur in children older than 5 months.

Motor clumsiness may occur, especially with Asperger disorder.

A slight increased risk of nonspecific minor congenital abnormalities exists.

Mental status examination findings include poor eye-to-eye gaze, lack of social interaction, stereotypic and repetitive use of language, inability to carry a conversation, preoccupation with a few stereotyped patterns of interest, and stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms.

Taken from eMedicine.

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10 Sep 2007, 10:54 am

I've certainly got a pretty large head.

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10 Sep 2007, 3:06 pm

I've heard it said that people with AS walk differently, though I have never seen evidence.

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10 Sep 2007, 3:11 pm

people who are aspergers usually have nice looking ears.

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10 Sep 2007, 3:46 pm

I do have kind of a weird shaped head. It's not larger or anything, just a little bit odd looking. You can't notice it now because my hair is long, but when it was really short I looked kind of strange I think lol. :lol:
I'm not sure if this has anything to do with AS though as I have seen plenty of people with big or different shaped heads.

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10 Sep 2007, 3:53 pm

my hair also looks like a space helmit. the top part is streight but the sides and back are curly

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10 Sep 2007, 3:54 pm

no, I don't think so. Clumsyness and weird movements will tend to mark you out as an individual though.

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10 Sep 2007, 5:47 pm

What exactly do you mean by gibbous front?

Apparently there is no definite look.

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10 Sep 2007, 5:55 pm

:has a big head:
I KNEW IT!! !

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10 Sep 2007, 6:05 pm

2ukenkerl wrote:

What exactly do you mean by gibbous front?

I'm not really an english-speaker, so I think I meant bulky(?) forehead maybe ? ..

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10 Sep 2007, 6:16 pm

Kalister1 wrote:

:has a big head:
I KNEW IT!! !

gibbous could have meant several things. As for me, the circumference of my head is average. Technically, that means quite a few are smaller. Still, I haven't tried to figure volume, and exact measurements would obviously not be possible with tools I would have.

But HECK, some people may have a wider circumference, and LESS volume!

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10 Sep 2007, 6:17 pm

Danielismyname wrote:

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Taken from eMedicine.

Oh, my gosh. I have the half of those, ... Still I like myself, though :wink:

And I really think there's some connections between asperger's and some of these 'traits' though ,...

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10 Sep 2007, 6:19 pm

Someone mentioned "small mouths". I do have a small mouth and still have crooked teeth after having many teeth extracted.

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10 Sep 2007, 7:09 pm

lelia wrote:

Someone mentioned "small mouths". I do have a small mouth and still have crooked teeth after having many teeth extracted.

I wonder if I am the one you are referring to, though I have heard others say that. I have a small mouth, and big teeth. Several dentists have remared on it. I also have eyes that have odd coloring, remarked on by several including a few optometrists/opthamalogists, and the doctor that delivered me. I DID have a droopy eyelid, and a cowlick. I guess technically I have two types of cowlicks. The one on my nec is still there. So I guess I have a number of odd things. I HAVE heard others spea about the eyecolor and mouths.

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10 Sep 2007, 7:45 pm

Sometimes the cranium is larger than normal, but not always. I saw on another forum that the ring finger may be longer than the index finger on each hand.

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