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Physical traits of Aspergers?

These things are very interesting, because I have very skinny arms and legs, and I've been asked many times if something is wrong, because I have such a serious look on my face even when I'm not feeling bad at all. And I'm still the same size as I was when I was a teenager, even though I've been an adult for some time now. People often mistake me for being much younger than my actual age. I never thought that these things might have a connection to AS. It's something very interesting to think about. I also dress in ways that might be considered age inappropriate, or sort of unusual, and I'm honestly not concerned about what other people think about it. I have to tell you, though, that I don't keep track of things like age, because I'm not like a perishable food item with an expiration date that I need to keep track of (lol).
 
I am thin and look very young for my age. At 27 I was asked for I'd! Maybe the girl was flirting with me he he. I'm 35 with no Gray bits in my full head of hair. I have nearly no body fat.
What surprises me is that I took loads of drugs,drank,worked too much and didn't sleep enough. Didn't begin to eat right until a couple of years ago. I don't have wrinkles, likely because my expression remains the same!! I look the same on most of my pictures. I think we do have a look.
 
Feels good to know that I am not alone in my uniqueness, weirdness, lol. Why don't I cry when someone dies? I know that I have a good heart, but I see death as an inevitable occurrence and therefore I don't cry. My family thinks I'm evil, but I am actually peaceful. I don't always laugh at the punchlines, i don't cry at funerals, I smile just to appear like I'm friendly, but inside I'm saying," please, do not disturb my inner peace". Am I making any sense?
 
When someone dies I often see the reason why it happened. I do feel loss. When my granny died I was devastated and cried in church. Some of my other friends that died I only see the reason why it happened, like one that died in a car accident. He drove like he wanted to die which is why I refused to drive with him.
I am sometimes afraid that I might have let the inside voice out and loudly declared that I want someone to simply go away, because I'm already talking to someone - myself!!

So yeah, perfect sense!
 
I tend to keep my fists closed and I always stand with my legs crossed, so I can keep balance. I have a very poor balance. If I close my eyes whe I´m standing I feel like I´m going to fall. Does anyone have the same issues?
 
maryann20 said:
I tend to keep my fists closed and I always stand with my legs crossed, so I can keep balance. I have a very poor balance. If I close my eyes whe I´m standing I feel like I´m going to fall. Does anyone have the same issues?
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Sounds like to me that you are having inner ear problems. You might go to your doctor and have that checked out.
 
maryann20 said:
I tend to keep my fists closed and I always stand with my legs crossed, so I can keep balance. I have a very poor balance. If I close my eyes whe I´m standing I feel like I´m going to fall. Does anyone have the same issues?
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I have very poor balance. I always have to hold onto the rail going up or down stairs. Also sit with a pillow in my lap.
 
You would think that I have two left feet and hands, if you watched me do anything. I trip over my own feet and drop things constantly. I really like sports and have played a few individual sports (I am not much of a team player), but never very well. I am just to clumsy.
 
clg114 said:
You would think that I have two left feet and hands, if you watched me do anything. I trip over my own feet and drop things constantly. I really like sports and have played a few individual sports (I am not much of a team player), but never very well. I am just to clumsy.
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I dont participate in team sports for lack of confidence. I prefer solo sports...swimming & bodybuilding. I don't like the pressure of competition.
 
I used to be very clumsy. I still am if I am tired or over hungry. I tend to stand in weird positions. I prefer to sit on the floor. My face is usually expressionless. If I have expression, it feels incredibly exaggerated and clown like. Compared to my torso, my limbs are quite puny. Though I have a lot of grey hair, I still pull off being younger than I am.
 
I get the "you look so young" thing even now in my 30s. Looking at pictures of myself in my 20s, it's surreal how young my face seems.
 
I wish I had the young looks thing. All I see are the wrinkles under my eyes and the ever increasing gray hairs! I find myself colliding with door frames far too often. I also suffer from the Aspie stare, leading people to worry unnecessarily about me (usually I'm lost in thought about how I wish my life could be). I wish I had a nickle for every time someone asks "what's wrong" or "why are you grumpy" or "smile more", when all they see is my face reflecting a neutral state. I want to say "there wasn't anything wrong and I wasn't grumpy until you and #### other people started making assumptions about me, NOW I am upset, I will be grumpy, and am unlikely to smile at all because of you people!"
I also was also a rock steady 150 lbs my entire adult life until I started taking medication. Now I'm 165 lbs., down from a high of 210. All of this was within the past two years.
 
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