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Looking a lot younger?

lack of facial expression > less wrinkles > look younger?
maybe
for whatever reason, my age is frequently underestimated.
 
I am constantly surprising people by my actual age! Often, mistaken for 10 years younger!

I love the sunshine! It feels warm... It makes me smile always (I am not expressionless. at all.) I'm not sure how Aspie I am either? There was hand flapping red signs in my immediate family. I do have social nervous issues involving eye contact. I never drink alcohol!!! Thank you for your time! I'm new here! Sorry if the thread was all done?

Not sure anyone mentioned behaviors much.... the special interests, such as Bicycles for a hobby? may seem a youthful endeavor ? I believe that some of my youthful appearance is probably due to mannerisms/behavior as well as genetics. I have way too much enthusiasm for hobbies! I get very excited! I smile a lot. (Does any one else here do that?)

or perhaps it is just me..... I always was unique. I never quite fit in any box or any diagnosis. somewhere in the middle? That's OK, artists always hate conforming into box shapes anyway.
 
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NlGHTgirl said:
I love the sunshine! It feels warm... It makes me smile always (I am not expressionless. at all.) I'm not sure how Aspie I am either?
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I love the sun, in fact I feel like I regenerate when I'm in the sun for a little while. I never sunbath for a long time, but the feeling of recharging when I do is just great. I feel like I'm much happier on sunny days. I'm not sure how NT/Aspie I am either. :)

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I smile a lot. (Does any one else here do that?)
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I do smile a lot, I feel like I can't change the situation, it's much better I change my attitude towards it.
 
Yes. I have had 4 people in the last few weeks show shock when I tell them my age.
In ways, I also act younger. I feel, at times, like something got stuck somewhere and my maturation got frozen at some point in childhood. I said somewhere else, that at times I feel ancient, as old as time itself, while other times, most times, I feel like a child trapped in the body and years of an adult. It is hard.
 
Graelwyn said:
Yes. I have had 4 people in the last few weeks show shock when I tell them my age.
In ways, I also act younger. I feel, at times, like something got stuck somewhere and my maturation got frozen at some point in childhood. I said somewhere else, that at times I feel ancient, as old as time itself, while other times, most times, I feel like a child trapped in the body and years of an adult. It is hard.
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The phenomena you are describing is quite common amongst us Aspies. We can feel older, as we tend to have a more developed I.Q., but we can also feel like children, as we tend to have a less developed (or slower developing) E.Q (emotional intelligence). The opposite tends to be true for NTs. You may have heard the term "little professors" before.
 
Vanilla said:
The opposite tends to be true for NTs. You may have heard the term "little professors" before.
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Do NT professors really talk like that? I've had a few, albeit none of them discernibly aspies; and as I remember it, they all sounded like NTs (possibly combined with ADHD, or at least extreme nasality, in one case) in their own ways.

On a checklist for Asperger syndrome, there was a point saying that we tended to behave about two thirds of our actual age, in which case my behaviour now is reminiscent of an NT eighteen-year-old, and my behaviour at eighteen was closer to that of a twelve-year-old.

While I recognise the obvious attempt to belittle people with ASD by putting that point on the list, I have to agree that this matches my observations. Probably just confirmation bias.
 
Ylva said:
Do NT professors really talk like that? I've had a few, albeit none of them discernibly aspies; and as I remember it, they all sounded like NTs (possibly combined with ADHD, or at least extreme nasality, in one case) in their own ways.

On a checklist for Asperger syndrome, there was a point saying that we tended to behave about two thirds of our actual age, in which case my behaviour now is reminiscent of an NT eighteen-year-old, and my behaviour at eighteen was closer to that of a twelve-year-old.

While I recognise the obvious attempt to belittle people with ASD by putting that point on the list, I have to agree that this matches my observations. Probably just confirmation bias.
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I haven't spoken with too many professionals, and so am unsure, but it seems to be why we can both be treated as though we are "geniuses", but also why people may see us as "child-like". I have one NT friend, who has pointed out my fairly child-like behaviour. I don't know how young I tend to act, but emotionally, I sometimes wonder if I have even reached my teens.
 
Vanilla said:
The phenomena you are describing is quite comming amongst us Aspies. We can feel older, as we tend to have a more developed I.Q., but we can also feel like children, as we tend to have a less developed (or slower developing) E.Q (emotional intelligence). The opposite tends to be true for NTs. You may have heard the term "little professors" before.
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what can be difficult is when relatives see the intelligence, and your age, and fail to understand the lack of common sense, the naivety, the sometime childlike outbursts, and simply tell you 'you are an intelligent person, so why... ' or 'isn't it about time you grew out of that'... It can be so horribly frustrating and disappointing.
 
Graelwyn said:
what can be difficult is when relatives see the intelligence, and your age, and fail to understand the lack of common sense, the naivety, the sometime childlike outbursts, and simply tell you 'you are an intelligent person, so why... ' or 'isn't it about time you grew out of that'... It can be so horribly frustrating and disappointing.
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Story of my life :P
 
I have taken to bibliotherapy recently. Started the day before yesterday. I love the concept; the main problem is that the books they list for aiding emotional growth are all children's books. The problem with that is not that they are easy to read, but that they are too boring to concentrate on, and too spoon-feeding. But even so.

There are also plays by Shakespeare and poetry collections on those lists, so I really shouldn't complain. Those are mainly for dealing with PTSD, though.
 
Ylva said:
I have taken to bibliotherapy recently. Started the day before yesterday. I love the concept; the main problem is that the books they list for aiding emotional growth are all children's books. The problem with that is not that they are easy to read, but that they are too boring to concentrate on, and too spoon-feeding. But even so.

There are also plays by Shakespeare and poetry collections on those lists, so I really shouldn't complain. Those are mainly for dealing with PTSD, though.
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Hmm, perhaps you should start a new thread regarding this subject, and see if members can recommend some books for you?
 
I look *exactly* like The Crypt Keeper. Might be repeated, necessary exposure to my triggers that makes me look less than dewy-youthful. Luckily, my interests keep me young and happy at age 49, and I have a bouncy energy. Bouncy Crypt Keeper! RUNNN! o_O
 
I experience the same thing. I am 39, but act or look older than my age. I look around 22. When people hear my age, they can't believe it. Many times I am asked for my driver's license (show my actual age). Sometimes it's annoying when people think I'm lying and asked for my ID.
 
I wonder if anyone else was tested for thyroid issues?

My thyroid was super duper low!.....anyway....... I have lots of other stuff going on too. Not sure how Aspie I am. sighs.
 
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