How does aspergers affect the way you look?

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I read that aspies can often have large heads and a bouncy walk (sounds odd!) I wondered, like with downs syndrome, what other physical attributes might be affected by aspergers?

When I was younger people said I bounced when I walked.

No one even thought about saying that about me and no one even cared too.

Say what to you?

What's listed above.

road warrior, aspies do have larger brains than non aspies and so our heads are bigger, also we can have what is called hypotonia, which a laxity an dloseness of the joints so we are very flexible and do walk funny, we also get upper resp tract infections a lot =as babies and toddlers.

Are there any similarities with faces, like you'd find with downs syndrome? I haven't read anything, so probably not.

Yes I recall reading in a developmental psychology book. I just can't find it now and got to go.

Actually, I have a small head. Does that mean I'm automatically disqualified from being an Aspie?

As it happens, I do require an exceptional size in hats.
But then the head sits on shoulders of exceptional width,
so my head doesn't look that big in proportion.

But I've never had a bouncy walk.

i'm sometimes told i have an expressionless face... i think that my come from me daydreaming all day or like when people say something to me that stirs soemthing up. I think I've adopted this face because I've become skilled at not letting my sometimes out-of-context or irrational emotional responses from popping out.

yes an expressionaless face i have been told this too, also i find when i see a lot of photos os aspe p[eple (not all the time for thos who want top argue) they lack intent and projection...ie everypone else in th ephoto is smiling tryoing to look good and the aspie is just staring blankly at the camera......yeah i have plenty of photos showing this

Apparently my body movements are not fluid and graceful. My mom, when I asked for her honest opinion, said they're a bit "robotic." Poor motor coordination is an associated feature of Asperger's syndrome. I also have a strong case of another associated feature found in many people with Asperger's syndrome: flat affect. This means I show little facial expression or intonation in my voice.