A question for aspies who look much younger than they are

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I've been wondering about the reason for so many aspies appearing to be far younger than they are. This has been the case for me and for my son (who is an aspie as well). I'm 51 years old and don't have a "baby face", yet I still get asked for ID (to prove I'm over 19). My son is 28, and when he tells people he goes to school, they'll frequently ask him what grade he's in. I recently noticed a thread in which many members mentioned that they forget (or just can't be bothered) to eat as often as normal people do. Experiments with mice have shown that caloric restriction improves their immune function and increases their lifespan. So, my question to very young-looking aspies is: Do you also forget to eat, or eat infrequently?

I eat all the time, and never forget to eat. But I still look about 10 years younger.

I eat too much.

In my younger days, I looked much younger than my age.

maybe it's time i went on a diet

I've done both (and still do both)...
I think it has more to do with not feeding ourselves with crap (processed/refined foods/sugars/junk) than quantity.

People often overestimate how young they look. Plus grocery stores ID everyone so they can prove that they didn't let an underage person buy alcohol. It's not about looking young. My 76 year old dad gets carded by the grocery store. Bars etc have to be real careful these days.

I look like I'm in my 50's now.

But when I was in my 30's, I could pass for a teenager if I wore the clothes of a teenager.

I've had uncontrollable urge to eat all the time for years. People have always thought I was younger than I actually am. I'm always ID'd. Recently someone told me I look like I'm in High School.I'm in my 30s

I look about 16, according to most people I meet and I am actually 24. I eat all the time. I'm quite overweight and my mom says that my round face is part of why I look so young.

It's no fun looking like a teenager when you're in your twenties. It's nice to look in your twenties when you're in your thirties, and looking in your thirties when you're in your forties, and so forth. But if an adult looks like a child, you get treated like a child by members of the public. I have to carry an ID around with me all the time in case I get asked. It's no fun being rejected an adult purchase when you ARE an adult. It's humiliating.

I don't eat much. I am not hungry. I get days sometimes where I feel hungry all the time. I have a sweet tooth so I don't buy that stuff and it makes me eat less. Instead I will eat for fuel, not for entertainment or comfort. I do forget to eat but if I notice the time and am not to lazy, I remember to eat something. I won't notice I am hungry until my tummy is growling. This has never made me fat as doctors and nutritionists try to claim. I did lose weight though when I started to eat less portions and cut back on sugar.

I don't get carded and I have walked into bars and it's rare for me to be asked for ID. I don't drink or smoke. I didn't even get carded in my mid twenties when I would buy a lottery ticket for my husband. My husband thinks it was because I had our baby with and I was carrying a large purse. I probably don't pass off as a teenager so I look in my twenties so no reason to card me.

Sometimes I don't eat even when I am hungry. Longest I went without food was for two weeks (this was due to damage to my thyroid which affected my digestive-system... caused by psychtropic-medications of all things). Around five days on normal digestive-function because I was partly protesting the stupid food-related hospital-rules. I am hungry now though, out of food at home, and about to go look for somewhere where I can get/buy some food to eat.

Thanks for the feedback. Based on these responses, low caloric intake does not explain youthful appearance in aspies. It must be something else.