Why do we look younger?

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I'm 30 but people think I'm early 20s. I have a theory that we age at a different rate to normal people.

I might scare some people off in the near future if I talk (probably not, as it takes lots of persuasion and energy and makes me sad afterwards.
I have a pretty low voice.
Although I think I look 15.
Some of the people in my class are 17 and they do not look it.
I do not think I will age much, because of my flat affect.
I do not think I will age much physically or mentally or emotionally.
But I do think I will grow a beard.
I like not having hair on my face, and shaving is going to be a pain but having the option of beard magnificence is reassuring (somehow).

When I was in high school, people still thought that I was a freshman when I was a senior. I think that it could be a mix of how we act (which tends to be "childlike" to some) and, possibly, that we age slower. Maybe it could also be that while people are trying to look younger (or older, depending on their age in some societies, especially in the US), we just don't care. It seems that most aspies are slightly (or majorly) oblivious to current trends, especially with fashion. People who go to tanning beds regularly tend to develop wrinkles earlier and look a bit older than they really are. I've never regularly put on makeup or have tried to get the newest creams and glamour products or have ever gone tanning. These factors probably have to do with how old or young you look. I think that I personally look a lot younger than I am (at 21 years), even for most aspies, is that I go running all the time. I've been involved in cross country running and track & field since middle school. I'm still involved in track and cross country in college. I definitely think looking older or younger has to do with many variables, as with almost anything.

I always thought it's because of my Lappid facial features. And oily hair, oily skin with less or more acne.

I'm too young to say I look really younger, but I think my aging stopped at 17-18 years. I have to show my ID and confirm I'm really 18+. People don't believe when I speak about my High School with dates, but it's also because I went to school 2 years earlier.
I think if I was smaller and skinner, I'd look more younger.

I think it's feature like DS or Kabuki have.

i think i look younger because i am not a big fan of make up and have never used a sunbed or into the whole tanning thing.

I don't know why, but I've always looked younger than I am. Believe me, when you're in your 40s and you get carded, it's a good feeling I didn't like it so much when I was in my 20s and ppl thought I was a teenager.

~Kate

People are usually surprised to find that I am in fact fifteen, and not sixteen or seventeen. While my face does have a bit of an aged look to it, I think it is mainly because I have long hair and facial hair. The nearly-bald look that both toddlers and my peers sport makes them look rather young in comparison.

I have noticed browsing through the photo sections that a lot of the aspies have big eyes, which are usually associated with children. This will often make an adult look a little younger because of the association with child-like innocence.

Photo sections?
I have not heard of any such a thing.

I just turned 35 and one of the new girls in my office almost died of shock when she heard my age. She thought I was about 28. Then again, I dress like a teenage boy and my hairstyle is very basic - in a ponytail with a fringe, so no wonder I don't look my age.

Natural low levels of botox in our bloodstreams.