Facial traits of Autistic boys

[Curtis24]

From Dienekes:


Aldridge and colleagues found the following distinct differences between facial characteristics of children with autism and those of typically developing children:

Children with autism have a broader upper face, including wider eyes.
Children with autism have a shorter middle region of the face, including the cheeks and nose.
Children with autism have a broader or wider mouth and philtrum -- the divot below the nose, above the top lip.


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020105914.htm

[Agrippa]

Seems as if there is a correlation to certain growth deficiencies and disharmonies. Indeed, especially the more extreme Autists have quite often deviating craniofacial traits, but I couldn't generalise on it so far.

[mvbeleg]

Full text is available at Molecular Autism's webpage as a provisional PDF:

http://www.molecularautism.com/content/pdf/2040-2392-2-15.pdf

Loading make take a few moments because of the images at the end of the document.

[Agrippa]

I think they look also more feminine physically than the average if going after that description, pictures and what I saw in some.

I know some say Autists have a "very masculine" brain, but at least their physique rarely corresponds to that.

[Curtis24]

I think they look also more feminine physically than the average if going after that description, pictures and what I saw in some.

I know some say Autists have a "very masculine" brain, but at least their physique rarely corresponds to that.

I"ve noticed the same thing, as well. They often have a "harmless" look.