cecilfienkelstien
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Joined: 10 May 2006
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Posts: 23,718
Location: Ontario Canada
29 May 2007, 6:14 pm
I am young looking to I do smile sometimes but I think I just have a blank look on my face. People think Im stoned half the time 
29 May 2007, 6:28 pm
29 May 2007, 6:37 pm
I have a beginning hypothesis that along with some immune issues we may have (both good and bad), our methylation pathways may also be affected. The methylation pathway is involved in eradicating free radicals from our bodies to prevent oxidation which ends up damaging cells. I wonder, what with some of our unusually youthful appearances, if there might not be something regarding our methylation pathways in that we may remove particular types of free radicals which cause skin damage and other types of more obvious outward aging thus keeping us looking strangely youthful.
To me, the idea is one of the few that offers some promise of a scientific explanation as to why some of us are unusually youthful in appearance and it's not just necessarily because we may wear different kinds of clothes or wear less make-up etc.
Interesting. So is this looking young thing an actual common thing with people with AS?
I've got some gray hairs now, and I don't know if that changes things, but I know people always think I'm younger than I am. I was "carded" for buying an M rated game a year or two ago, and multiple people have thought I'm in my early 20's (one thought I was a teenager).
I don't think I'm good at guessing ages, but I do think I look younger than a lot of guys who are 30. I've also seen women who are 40 look younger than some who are 20. It's just really weird how that works. Some people age really really well, and others look ancient in their 30's.
scrulie, if that's you in that picture, I've always assumed you were a 19ish444
Well, it's kind of a general starting hypothesis. But from some of the stuff I've been studying about our immune systems and a bit about our methylation pathways, I think it could be a potential answer as to why we may often look younger than our age.
But I don't want to state hypothesis and wondering as fact. But I think it's a good point to start with. There's bound to be SOME reason why we may often look younger and I for one truly doubt it's just because of what we choose to wear or not wear or our facial expressions.
29 May 2007, 7:46 pm
I agree with her. I know theres a child in me, and everybody around me does too haha. I'm 22, and people always ask me if I'm like 16. When I was high school people would ask me if I got on the wrong bus, and that I'm suppose to be in elementary school.
30 May 2007, 4:06 am
It's Craig Nicholls in my avvie LOL! He's a boy and he's 29.
This is me:
30 May 2007, 4:20 am
If you think Craig looks young on the left, look at him at age 25!
30 May 2007, 9:24 am
Weird, well it still looks like a girl, and you look young too
Now I have to go hide in the corner 
30 May 2007, 9:25 am
Now I have to go hide in the corner
Aw, don't be embarrassed! He is pretty!
30 May 2007, 11:27 am
30 May 2007, 9:03 pm
I'm 40 and was carded for cigarettes (legal age 21 but they are supposed to card if you look 27 or younger) now and again up until last Jan. when I quit...
30 May 2007, 9:10 pm
30 May 2007, 9:36 pm
I'm really sensitive to bright light too. I wear sunglasses, and a hat if I'm going to be out for very long. Unfortunately I have trouble finding hats that fit my head
One size does NOT fit all. The "one size fits all" hats just sit on the very top of my head, it's hilarious.
31 May 2007, 2:07 am
Hey Scrulie, How IS this for a young-looking Craig at 24??
31 May 2007, 3:33 am
Same. And for booze too. The beard prevented this.
31 May 2007, 9:08 am
I'm 41, and I'm told I look much younger. I can tell that people are always staring at me, trying to figure out just how old I am. Guys in their teens and 20s hit on me a lot, so I guess this AS is not all bad! Seriously, I think most of us feel comfortable in our own company, and I think this gives us a youthful and uncomplicated vibe.
31 May 2007, 9:16 am
