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I would say not given my son has always looked older than his years in so far as the day he started nursery school people thought he was starting junior school. In junior school people expected him to be of senior school age, not sure if this was due to his intelligence level in part in Junior school but her has certainly never been assumed to be younger.
These days at 6'5" and 19 years old he is often assumed to be late 20's
These days at 6'5" and 19 years old he is often assumed to be late 20's
I have apergers and, although I've always looked much younger than my age, I'd say that it's down to genetics more than anything else. Some claim that people with aspergers might look younger because they look after themselves better, but I drink like a fish and smoke like a chimney, so that doesn't seem credible either. As such I'll stick with it just being a case of genetics.
Firstly Asperger's isn't really a term used any more, some people with an older diagnosis of Asperger's may still use it, but it's now considered to be within the the Autistic spectrum (ASD) and not a separate associated disorder. Anyone who is considered to have been diagnosed with Asperger's has Autism (not a little bit Autistic, or functioning Autistic, or mild Autism, but Autistic, just like the non verbal ones). This is no criticism of the OP, it's just there is still a lot of misunderstanding amongst non Autistic people (and some Autistic people, but they are never wrong 
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There is actually a link that some people with ASD may appear younger.
Research suggests a potential link between ASD and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Individuals with EDS, particularly the hypermobile type (hEDS), are much more likely to be diagnosed (or have it l, but go undiagnosed) with autism compared to the general population. EDS also often goes undiagnosed, due to the lack of awareness and difficulty in reaching a diagnosis.
Some types of (EDS) can be associated with a youthful appearance due to the characteristics of the skin and connective tissue involved. Specifically, certain forms of EDS, like hypermobile EDS (hEDS), can result in skin that is softer, more supple, and less prone to wrinkles (hyperplasticity), which can contribute to a younger appearance.
I have ASD and hEDS, I definitely look younger than my years, around 10 - 15 years according to some. It's not all it's cracked up to be though as hEDS has a lot of drawbacks.
Apologies if there are typos above, lost my new reading glasses
).There is actually a link that some people with ASD may appear younger.
Research suggests a potential link between ASD and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Individuals with EDS, particularly the hypermobile type (hEDS), are much more likely to be diagnosed (or have it l, but go undiagnosed) with autism compared to the general population. EDS also often goes undiagnosed, due to the lack of awareness and difficulty in reaching a diagnosis.
Some types of (EDS) can be associated with a youthful appearance due to the characteristics of the skin and connective tissue involved. Specifically, certain forms of EDS, like hypermobile EDS (hEDS), can result in skin that is softer, more supple, and less prone to wrinkles (hyperplasticity), which can contribute to a younger appearance.
I have ASD and hEDS, I definitely look younger than my years, around 10 - 15 years according to some. It's not all it's cracked up to be though as hEDS has a lot of drawbacks.
Apologies if there are typos above, lost my new reading glasses
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