How old do you feel on the inside??

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I feel really very old and very young, much younger than I really am (I'm 23) in the same time. Tons of read books from which I acquired new knowledge stand for life experience for me; I've a big theoretical knowledge about a typical human behaviour and other things from many fields in my database - it's enough. I analyse everything from an extremely logical point of view and don't let emotions work in that time.

In the same time I don't feel older than 15 (in the worst case). I don't like bearing any responsibilities, prefering intellectual forms of amusement, reading books and so on to participating in boring real life. I haven't done many things my peers find normal and obvious for someone of this age, compared with them I don't have so many experiences, for example I don't have a driving license (we don't have a car) or a boyfriend.

I'm interested in spirituality, in things beyond rational cognition. Maybe we are old souls, who lived many times and our lives now are not the first ones but in real life I prefer not to mention about this because I hate being laughed at.

I don't know if this offends or flatters you but I always thought you're 16-17

I'm 27 and still feel like I did when I was 10 or 11. I get excited about the latest games and game consoles and a huge collection of console games

Depends on the day. Some days I feel MUCH younger than I am (or that I assume one would feel, lol) due to comparing myself to others, or I have a rambunctious day and feel very playful/silly. Then, there are other days when people have actually told me that I sound like a wise elder, lol. ...and of course, I must factor in the times when it flips back and forth rapidly, lol.

I am 27 and have had teachers ask if I'm even 18 yet (not just based on appearance, but also based on behavior I assume), yet I had been through more than most 27 year olds have (that I am aware of at least) by the time I was 20, lol. It's a very odd mix to work with.

Probably about 18. I'm 27.

The years just start going faster as you get older so it doesn't seem like you're aging as much.

Oh, my goodness, yes! I'm 45, but I still feel about 16-18. I love punk rock music, I love going to gigs, I understand the humour, I dress more like a teenager than I do appropriate for my age - and my children (who are the age I feel) think it's great, bless them! I have a really good relationship with them, maybe because I can empathise, and they always insist on me going with them to concerts - in fact my son has just bought me tickets to a gig he wants to go to as a birthday present. Sometimes when I'm standing in line waiting to get in I forget that I'm old enough to be most of the audience's mother - then I realise, and I have a moment of, "God, what must I look like?" - but it soon passes.

In fact, it does have its advantages. I went with my children to see a band at a small venue in Peterborough, and the doorman was very sarcastic when he realised I wasn't just dropping them off, but that I had a ticket too. When we got inside, the lead singer, who'd been standing at the bar and had seen all this, made a point of coming over and making a huge fuss of us all - we got signed stuff and I got the most gorgeous cuddle, while young teenaged girls stood there green with envy! I'm sorry if I sound the tiniest bit smug. But I was.

I sometimes feel like that, particularly when I wanted to do something when I was younger but wasn't able to (eg, watch particular kid TV shows or play particular video games I couldn't play before), but at other times, I feel as though I'm too old. I never really feel like my own age.

unfortunately, I feel younger than my age. I was really looking forward to being mature. Also, fragile x takes off 35 iq points and 1/3 of emotional age so I have a feeling of that in addition to the social dumbness of AS.

I feel like I'm 3, people even tell me that when I look at them, I look so innocent like theres a child inside of me. If it was up to me, I rather be playing in sandbox all day, with my chuck e cheese sippy cup, some bacon on the side, and music blasting ...

Sometimes I feel like a newborn infant... completely stupid, ignorant and happy!

LOL, AS bf...12...NT me...9.

We are the most immature happy coulpe. We live in our own world, except when I have to watch his back from someone taking advantage. Then I am grrrrr!

Fortunatelly we have old school morals and values that ground us.

Live it up, getting old sucks.

I feel about 13 to 15 most of the time, and I'm 25. The only time I feel old is when I start comparing myself to NT's and it seems like I've been around so long but haven't done anything. Which is why I stopped comparing myself to NT's. I enjoy reading children's lit, watching cartoons, coloring, playing with my dolls and model horses, and I love stuffed animals! And you know what? Most of the time I feel lucky...like a kid that has been granted grown up priviledges.

I think I alternate between being a child and a dying and grumpy old man inside. The latter more so nowadays.

That explains how I feel, as well. It was put very well.

This is just like me! I'm in my forties too, but I feel around 17-19.
I am into rock bands and go to gigs and music festivals with my 20 year old son (also AS) and my NT 15 year old daughter.
I can relate to my teenage NT children too, I feel on the same level and we are into the same things.
I have had that "God what must I look like" moment too, but then I think well I could be doing ghastly boring stuff that my age group are normally doing, then I don't feel so bad!

I sincerely doubt this has anything to do with AS. I am 81 and still concerned with some of the philosophical problems I encountered at 12. The world contains enough puzzles that are recognizable at an early age and still tough at 81 so that life remains entertaining for a long time. I doubt I will make it but I would sincerely like to have at least a thousand years to think about things.