Published on 12, July, 2020
I have a theory that people with aspergers/high functioning autism are prone to going grey - follicly speaking - sooner than the average person. I have and I know a couple of other people like me who also have gone grey earlier than you'd typically expect.
Perhaps it's stress-related, or dealing with the constant anxiety. It's an admittedly small sample size! Any thoughts?
If so, it runs in my family big time. ;-) But actually, white would be a better description in our case. We tend to white hair in our late twenties. And contrary to popular belief, it doesn't necessarily make you look older. I feel a bit like a Peter Pan most of the time. I suppose I should be glad about it really. But I should also continue to expect not to receive much respect. I feel not so much a senior, as a perpetual junior!I It has its merits. I have heard it described as attractive/handsome, but definitely NOT in my case. For me it is more like a feature that automatically leads on to the label of strange.
But I would also say that it is not entirely unknown amongst those who consider themselves quite normal. The thing about a spectrum ..... condition ....., is that it all human experience is really a part of it. It could also be more of an indicator of stress and anxiety, as NM suggests. That certainly figures in my case.
White hair for sure both my grandfather (aod 98 and my father aod 59) both had white hair my brother 51 white hair and myself 56