the physical signs of aspergers

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In terms of physical qualities relating to AS, I'd state that my awkward gait and stance is one of many strange qualities along with the fact, most people have often tormented me a about my mannerisms that, sometimes have been mis-construed for something that is absurd.Anyways, I realise there are physical qualities that can sometimes either be exhibited by those in the spectrum or have some connection to AS otherwise..

Interesting list, really

Body:
Long Arms - right, sleeve are usually too short - but I'm tall
Bony wrists - wide (18cm/7,1"), but bony
Slightly bell-shaped rib cage - oyaaa, my lower ribs are always visible in tight tops
Shorter-than-average distance between the ribs and hips - wrong
Shorter-than-average necks - mine is quite long, but it's also wide
Square shoulders - right, and wide
Arms hang out to the side, instead of being directed straight downward. - right, and I never know what to do with my arms

+ clumsy motions, wrong body coordination - I hate aerobic!

Head/Face:
Intense or dreamy, deep-set eyes - mine are somewhat Lappid
Eyes slightly too close together - not really
Prominent features - if it means I'm easy to recognise, it's true
Large head - right, but in good proportions with whole body (I'm tall)
High, wide forehead - right, and high eyebrow arch

+ young-looking face


I look like I'd have Acromegalia (maybe I have, who knows?), not advanced. Anybody also looks like that?

They look "geeky".

I think it also shares physical signs with FXS.

Natty- I forgot to post that my son does not really tilt his head to the side now, but he did when he was a baby. I just thought he had torticollis. That is when the babies neck is not aligned properly when they come out. They usually have to go to physical therapy for this.

Two words: strange gait. But that could also be CP or dyspraxia.
I don't think you can be 100% sure someone has AS unless you interact with them or someone from their family tells you about them.
The dreamy look can often be ADHD or just someone that is thinking a lot.
You can't really say they're taller, bonier or slimmer because people of all shapes and sizes have AS.

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For some reason in recent years they seem to have downplayed the old physical signs that would of been part of a diagnosis back in the 1990's

Asymetrical face. In the traditional ancient greek ideal of beauty. This was something that was studied in the 1990's I don't know if anything came of it. There was some kind of theory that people on the spectrum are more asymetrical in their facial features then the mainstream population.

Rose coloured cheeks. The people who advocate the gluten/casein diet claim this is a reaction to the Heroin substrates that are present in the body from eating gluten all sounds a bit pseudo science to me

Unusual Gait, that I most certainly have

Poor gross motor control (But not to the same degree as Dyspraxia)

No natural sense of balance (Cross over with Dyspraxia)

I never physically fit-in with my peers as a kid I was always considerably taller than the other girls, as an adult I am quite tall (5'10") I'm very broad built in the shoulders, and stronger than average (my physio told me this, she said to me that I was stronger than half the men that come to the clinic)

I don't think I walk weird, but I've been self-concious of my gait since I was about 8, my parents used to tell me off for walking with my shoulders slumped over, so I don't know, I do feel that my movements are more awkward than other people though, I'm certainly not the graceful sort!

I do have a very broad forehead, I don't think I have a particularly large head, I also have quite large eyes, which means I seem to be 10 times more liable to get dust and other crud in them!