Why is the aspie stereotype ugly?

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Because stereotypes are often incorrect. As is this.









I could probably look for more but I'm tired. Remember that AS is also under-diagnosed, so there's others. Either way, the times they-are-a-changin'. More "good looking" Aspies will inevitably show up. So this concern isn't worth worrying about and the stereotypes are false as always.

Or, I'm just optimistic.

Haha that video was funny

I don't see how AS changes the appearance of our body. It's all in our head, get it?

I am NT and I have to disagree, I don't think AS means ugly at all. In fact in my opinion I think some qualities are very attractive about it.

Just because they don't conform to society's standards of beauty doesn't mean they are ugly.

I'm not ugly. I'm attractive, and I look just like a NT would (I'm not saying all NTs are attractive because I see some ugly people walking about!) I'm saying that Aspies and Autistic people aren't exclusively ugly. My friend had a little brother with severe Autism, but he was such a cute little boy.

I thought Down's Syndrome was where the face is a little different? I can always tell when somebody has Down's Syndrome just by looking at them - they seem to have different eyes or something. But the really handsome young man who sat next to me on the bus this morning could have had AS, for all I know.

Anyway, I did find on Youtube a man with AS, and he is gorgeous!! !

For the girls out there, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFMIl5Wd3U0

Well lots of aspies don't bathe. That's generally considered ugly.

Being AS/Aspergers doesn't make one ugly, per se, but living with these traits without support can turn one ugly through poor diet, hygiene, and forgetting to buy new clothes occasionally. Plus, the frustration and hopelessness that can build up due to living AS in an NT world shows on a person and contributes to "ugliness".

I don't know about ugly but autism seems to give a lot of people an unusual and strange quality that could be translated into ugliness or something similar.

The aspie stereotype is probably ugly because of a relation with nerds and bad hygiene.

Who are these people?

Excuse me? I constantly hear ADHD is a myth made up by pharmaceutical companies to push drugs on children that don't need them. Or called stupid.

ADHD isn't such a big deal? The executive function is more impaired than AS. You try having big dreams and not having the right motivation/organisation to even start any of them because you are so overwhelmed by all the steps involved.

Anyway, enough ranting. I try my best to not watch or read any negative stereotypes by lesser informed people.
I've not come across people stereotyping AS as ugly. Look at that Nicholls boy.


Well I think he's alright.

I've never heard of a stereotype about Aspies being ugly. Anyway, I'm not ugly. If I knew how to post a picture of myself, I would. Then you'll see!

I probably look like a stereotypical chubby aspie female with no make-up and no hairstyle and glasses. Sorry for letting the side down. I think I'll go and barf up my tea and raid Urban Outfitters.

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Because nobody knows I've got it.

This thread is BS. Who's to say ''NTs are attractive and Aspies aren't''? Like, WTF??? That is the biggest, offensive stereotypical BS I've ever heard in my entire life, for crying out loud.

Heather from America's Next Top Model, Ladyhawke (a singer), Craig Nicholls from the Vines, and Clay Marzo (a surfer).