Why do we look younger?

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I wonder how long we'll live . . . now that's a study I'd like to be able to do.

Maybe it is to do with a sense of naivity (sp) that I portray, maybe a gentleness or innocence, don't know. Someone remarked to me how young I looked today.
My daughter is 23 - people still think she is at school.
Has it's advantages.

I feel young mentally but I look and feel older than my age, physically. Drinking and smoking (which I don't do anymore, or at least haven't for a while) play a role as does exposure to the sun. But I think stress has been the biggest factor.

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When I was 15 I looked 10. When I was 16 I looked about 12, when I was 17 I looked about 13 and now i'm 18 and look about 15/16, some people say I even look 14.

I didn't start puberty till I was 15 and I always behave quite immature.

I thought I was alone with this and I only found out I had AS a month or two ago.

Ahhhh! People have always thought I was younger than I really am. I remember people asking me my age when I was around 10 and they didn't believe me. I went on on of those tour holidays (to New York, Cape Cod and Boston) with my parents and everyone else on the tour thought I was still at school (I'm 22). I had wondered if it was an As thing, and I guess it probably is.

Extended childhood. You nobheads. I longer opportunity to learn.

<<<<---------- was literally rolling on the floor laughing at this sentence

I know a 5 year old that thinks I am a child.... (my best friend's daughter).... she always asks where my mommy and daddy are.... it had to be explained to her that I was a grown-up and my mommy and daddy live in another town...

When I was younger, like 13-16, everyone thought I was older. But now more people are remarking that I look younger.. Not sure if I agree. I think I look my age (19). But then, I do have a round face (not chubby, but kind of wide) with somewhat 'round'/large features. Plus I'm very pale with long messy hair. So that may contribute to it.

i look younger than my age too! every time i go to see a rated R movie, i have to show my i.d. card. i mean, i love that when i'm older, i'll look younger than i really am. but for now, i am fed up with always showing my i.d. i don't like it right now. the other thing, is that it is a person thing. because my bf looks younger than he really is, and he's 21. 22 in november. i wonder why that is.

I've heard it alleged that people are entering puberty earlier, and maybe that's why there are 20 year olds that look 12, for example.

really..? people always tell me i look older, because of my mustache maybe

maybe. but i hit puberty at 13. regular age as every woman. so idk why i look younger than i really am

I got that wrong! It should be "12 year olds that look 20".

I'm 16 and I have a sister who is 18.
Whenever I go someplace with her people always assume I'm the older sister. Also, when we go to the movies to see a rated R movie and the person in the booth asks for her ID, they don't even bother asking me. I've been told I look at least 19 by several people.

Also, I went to an anime convention over the weekend (even though I'm not that into anime anymore, I was there for the j-rock concert) and about 3 college aged guys talked to me there. A friend that I chatted with later told me that they had been flirting with me. One asked how old I was and when I answered 16 he laughed and apparently thought I was joking. Which I (obviously) wasn't.

I guess I'm an exception to the youthful Aspie appearance thing. -_-;;