immaturity?

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I'm nearly 20, was diagnosed with PDD-NOS at 16, and I have a really strong desire to start wearing younger style clothes such as little dresses, and shoes
I also wanted to decorate my bedroom in a tinkerbell or disney princess theme, but I'm embaressed about what my mum would think/say and her boyfriend
I feel like a 4 year old little girl trapped in a woman's body, it's so unfair I like being a little girl, but society won't accept it because its not 'normal'. Does anyone have any advice?
I feel like a 4 year old trapped in a 20 yr olds body.

This is difficult, because people will always judge. Not only judje you, but your furnishings and clothes. I tend to dress younger than I am, all my rooms are painted bold and different colors and I have my entire bathroom painted with cartoon characters ( won't say which ones but my little nieces LOVE it). I'm far enough in my life that I'm going to do this regardless of what other people say--- having my own place helps in this. I'd rather be me than surrounded by fake friends. And my mother accepts me as I am... she didn't always, but over time she relented and realized that I am a decent person... just a bit different.
Maybe you can think of the day you get your own place, or even with a roomate ( i did this at first because apartments were too expensive for me alone). Then it won't matter how you decorate so much. And as far as dressing is concerned... I dress professionally for my job. My own time is where i can dress in my own clothes. People can accept this or they can choose to not be with me. I do not want to be friends with people who do not accept me anyway.
Besides... what IS normal? The woman with hundreds of Beanie Babies on her VW Beetle's dashboard? The old lady with extreme make-up? the man who thinks suspenders are necessary on tight-fitting pants or who wears the Winnie the pooh tie? The family who has their entire kitchen decorated with cow/cow patterned theme?
Be you. some people will not accept this, but at least you know who they are then and you don't need to try to impress them. If your family truly loves you, they'll come to accept you as you are... even if it takes a while.

My mum always told me people with aspergers syndrome are 2 years less mature than the average person is this a real statistic?

Heh. I feel like a seven year old trapped in a 16 year old's body.

My advice is to just be that seven year old or four year old but at a moderation. Like have said themes as your desktop wallpapers on your computer but not your actual wallpaper xP
As for how you'd act, you can still act yourself in the little things. Eventually you will be forced to "act your age." I am being forced to do that now. But opening up even a little will help your overcome most of your childishness but not who you are entirely as an individual. Same for me. As I was a four year old at heart but I grew a little.

"Abby" on "NCIS" gets away with it.

If you work, what kind of work do you do?

Do what you want. Base your decisions not on what other people will think of them, but whether or not you will be happy with them.

That doesn't stop my friends.
Some are transvestite men.
Some have nose piercings and tattoos.
Some have looong beards.
One woman friend has a multicolored tri-hawk.
I bet society judges them, but they seem to get by alright.

I don't think "maturity" even enters into it.
It's a question of whether you're willing to
achieve a body image YOU feel comfortable with.

I don't think real studies have been done on it, if there were they may use it as an excuse to take away rights.

Personally, I feel about ten years younger emotionally and ten years older intellectually.

You can dress how you want and behave how you want (within reasonable and legal boundaries, of course!).

Of course you should be able to decorate your bedroom how you want and wear what you want.

However, do be aware that other people will take those things into account and they might treat you differently than they would if you behaved more maturely.

And while you think that your mum and her boyfriend might raise their eyebrows at a princess pink themed bedroom, multiply that reaction several times for how a mature, grown up boyfriend might view it if he came over to your place to visit you or stay over! Yes, some women have very, very, very girly bedrooms with lots of frills and teddy bears. But just as some women will reserve the right to be very girly and immature like that, a lot of guys, potential boyfriends, will reserve the right to be totally freaked out by going home with a 20-year-old woman and finding out she lives in a bedroom that's more suited to a four-year-old with princess fantasies.

Of course, you might strike lucky and meet a guy who thinks it's great that you don't compromise who you are and he might love you for that and find it quirky and endearing.

I think it's not necessarily a matter of sacrificing or subsuming your own identity, but compromising, toning things down a little so that you meet someone else in the middle. Of course, some people will say that's wrong and you should totally be yourself 100 per cent and screw everyone else. But that's a wee bit alienating and potentially anti-social.

I don't want a boyfriend though, and I don't want friends

I feel an odd dichotomy....Sometimes I feel older than normal, almost ancient, like I've been here before and can say "ok, feels the same as it did last time I was here" .

At other times I feel like I'm still 16 to 17 years old (I'm 26 now).

Then there's the part of me that is still constantly amazed and appalled at the world. I relate this facet of myself to a five or six year old. Maybe that's why I sometimes get treated as if I'm a child (probably explains the rude tones and attitudes I get too).

It's interesting that kids have a knack for thinking clearly, and so do Aspies. Hmmmmm... why is that...

I'm 19 but in my mind I'm as mature as a 14 maybe 15 year old (also look about 16/17) so I'd tend to agree with what your mum says.
I'm surprised I've managed to survive this long with my blatant lack of financial maturity

I have always felt younger/less mature. I think this is a thing for ADHD as well as AS - both of which I am sure I have (and will finally be able to see someone very soon about both) - so I'm not surprised. It explains a lot.

I don't remember when I stopped worrying about that, well before I realized (er, admitted) either of these as possibilities.

I feel that I'm a 16 year old trapped in a 36 year old body.

I say go for it. You should be able to decorate your room the way you want to. It's your personal space so you can decorate it however you want to.