Joined: 18 Jun 2012 Age: 60 Gender: Female Posts: 20,484 Location: Aux Arcs
15 Dec 2013, 2:37 pm
Being short also makes you look younger.Once when I was walking past the school some kid on the playground started yelling at me,"Hey girl,you better get in the school,"I was in my early forties.
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Joined: 13 Dec 2013 Age: 41 Gender: Male Posts: 67
15 Dec 2013, 2:57 pm
I think a lot of the times when people mistake the age of Aspies for as much as decades younger than we actually are, it's not only because of looks, but also because of a naive demeanour and not carrying ourselves with authority and confidence, like adults our age. That naive, awkward demeanour is associated with young age.
Joined: 9 Feb 2012 Gender: Female Posts: 5,812 Location: California Bay Area
15 Dec 2013, 4:59 pm
I'm almost 33 but I am constantly mistaken for being much younger. I assume that I look like I'm in my early 20s to some people, but I very often get mistaken for a teenager as well. I've been hit on by a teenager and had jr. high school kids invite me to play with them.
Joined: 4 Nov 2013 Age: 49 Gender: Male Posts: 274
15 Dec 2013, 5:22 pm
GreyMatter wrote:
I think a lot of the times when people mistake the age of Aspies for as much as decades younger than we actually are, it's not only because of looks, but also because of a naive demeanour and not carrying ourselves with authority and confidence, like adults our age. That naive, awkward demeanour is associated with young age.
I also suspect it has to do with limited facial mobility, like botox.
People are often surprised when I am the oldest one in the room.
Joined: 4 Apr 2012 Age: 42 Gender: Male Posts: 1,284 Location: Right here, silly!
15 Dec 2013, 9:36 pm
I'd say I look about 5 years younger than I actually am judging from comments I get, though I've been mistaken for being about 10 years younger than I am.
Joined: 12 Jun 2012 Age: 46 Gender: Female Posts: 1,258
15 Dec 2013, 11:41 pm
I'm 34 and people tend to assume I'm in my late 20's. I do get proofed a lot, but the cashiers around here are overly scrupulous about that in general. On the phone I've been mistaken for a child.