Are Autistics Less Attractive Compared To Neurotypicals?

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What do you guys think of Daryl Hannah, who was officially diagnosed as autistic when she was young?

All the autistic people I know are devastatingly handsome.
They have a vibe of mystery and subtlety.
That, and the fact we lead simpler, more wholistic lives.

Personally I don't discriminate, but I would say that since Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, it is obvious, based on the way humans have evolved that Autistic folk are seen as less attractive versus non-disordered counterparts by non-Autistic folk, anyhow.

I'm trying to think of all the guys I've known in college who are likely on the spectrum.


Guy #1 was in my former club and was ugly.

Guy #2 was in my former club and was a little bit below average.

Guy #3 is in my college club and he's a bit below average looking as well.

Guy #4 is in my class and he's not very attractive, but that's also partially because he dresses like a slob and looks like the kind of guy you'd see at a nerdy convention.



I do think that autistic men, on average, are less attractive compared to neurotypical men. But that's also partially because of low social skills as well like Face of Boo said.

I don't like using the word ''ugly'' to describe a person. It just sounds so hurtful.

I think many autistic men (and autistic women but probably more so men) may have awkward facial expressions or pull funny faces without meaning to, which can sometimes be a turn-off. I don't think autistic people are born unattractive.

But I can sense that writing ''are downs syndrome people less attractive?'' would be offensive to people with downs?

As a general case, yes, typical autism behaviors are not attractive.

If you take a look at the pictures of themselves that people posted here, there happen to be many attractive autistic people here.

Like Isabella said, there are some autistic people who look "angelic."

I tend to notice for guys, aspies are very juvenile looking in their teens to mid-late 20's and struggle immensely. A 21yo guy that looks 16 is not what women are looking for, neither is a 25yo man that looks 18, but he'll eventually catch up. I think the avoidance tendencies of looking too young for your age as a man can get mistaken for Asperger diagnosis. It could just be avoidance personality disorder (APD) due to bullying or criticism based Lookism and missing out on milestones such as first kiss, first intercourse. These usually happen to normies between 13-19, but much later for Aspie men.

For women i've met on the spectrum, they tend to be shut-ins and more sedentary. This leads to weight gain and they are generally fatter than average, so... yes unattractive due to their weight i suppose.

A lot of the diagnosed women iv'e met with autism are unattractive.

A few of them were very overweight which significantly lowers a woman's attractiveness level.

One was fairly masculine looking, cut her hair short like a boy's, and just didn't have too much of a feminine appearance. She wasn't ugly but not attractive either.

One girl on the autism spectrum I met smoked too much and wasn't that good looking either. She also had a s**t personality.



I have never met a conventionally attractive woman with autism before.