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I don't know if this is a scientific fact, but I remember about 10 years ago when I worked at a school with children with autism, another teacher told me there was a theory that people with autism have more symmetrical faces than others. Most people, even though both sides of their face look exactly the same at first glance, have subtle differences, like one eye more deeply set than the other, or one cheekbone a little higher than the other. But according to this theory, people with autism are often almost exactly symmetrical, making them look somehow more visually appealing than other people.
I thought I read several times on WP in the past that Autistics DON'T have symmetrical facial features, like having one eye slightly different than the other.
This is why I refuse to believe all this stuff about Autistic features because I hear something new or different each time. I was diagnosed with AS in 1998, and I never knew (or read anywhere) that we're supposed to have different facial features.
And I'm interested in this Williams Syndrome. That woman I know who some of you here are aware that I'm fascinated with (and jealous of) brings Williams Syndrome to mind. She is very eccentric but extremely social, and has more customers wanting to always chitchat to her than all the friends the most extraverted popular NT I have met is known to have, and that's saying something. She's known to be rude, snobby, sulky and obnoxious, but still always knows how to lure all these people to her.
She's got odd facial features too, but I don't know what Williams Syndrome people are meant to look like.
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