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The authors hypothesise that it is possible that those with ASD have more androgynous physical appearance but more male brains in regards to systemising/empathising. However their findings are directly contradicted by another study using similar methodology, which found that pre-pubescent children with ASD were more facially masculine and those with more severe symptoms tended towards being the most masculinized, utilizing 3D face tracking software. <ref> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-09939-y#Sec17</ref>  
The authors hypothesise that it is possible that those with ASD have more androgynous physical appearance but more male brains in regards to systemising/empathising. However their findings are directly contradicted by another study using similar methodology, which found that pre-pubescent children with ASD were more facially masculine and those with more severe symptoms tended towards being the most masculinized, utilizing 3D face tracking software. <ref> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-09939-y#Sec17</ref>  


One of the explanations given by the authors of second study are that the first study examined adults, while theirs studied children. Social victimization and exclusion suffered by many autists results in higher levels of cortisol and the subsequent lowering of testosterone that results from high cortisol levels, leads to a higher Cortisol/T ratio, thus producing an incomplete level of masculinization of the face and body during puberty. This accounts for any lack of masculine traits, such as a strong [[mandible]]/square jaw. Still there are other factors that produce hyper feminine traits such as large eyes and actually [[cutecel|having a girls face.]] Ironically the hi cortisol, low T theory unintentionally explains why sadboys, and emo guys are always feminine/androgynous looking. For example, there are no cases of emo bodybuilders, because lifting weights elevates one's mood, raises self esteem, and has anti-depressant effects.<ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/lifting-weights-can-improve-mood-a-new-study-shows-heres-how-to-do-it-safely-9327898</ref> Other explanations the authors of the series of studies gave were possible methodological errors in the first study, and since autism is not a single concrete disorder and set of universal symptoms but a 'spectrum' of behaviours and neurological differences, there is the possibility that the autists higher in social deficits are the more masculinized ones, whereas those higher in systemising and obsessive interests are not.
One of the explanations given by the authors of second study are that the first study examined adults, while theirs studied children. Social victimization and exclusion suffered by many autists results in higher levels of cortisol and the subsequent lowering of testosterone that results from high cortisol levels, leads to a higher Cortisol/T ratio, thus producing an incomplete level of masculinization of the face and body during puberty. This accounts for any lack of masculine traits, such as a strong [[mandible]]/square jaw. Still there are [[Prett Boy|other factors]] that produce hyper feminine traits such as large eyes and actually [[cutecel|having a girls face.]] Ironically the hi cortisol, low T theory unintentionally explains why sadboys, and emo guys are always feminine/androgynous looking. For example, there are no cases of emo bodybuilders, because lifting weights elevates one's mood, raises self esteem, and has anti-depressant effects.<ref>https://www.bustle.com/p/lifting-weights-can-improve-mood-a-new-study-shows-heres-how-to-do-it-safely-9327898</ref> Other explanations the authors of the series of studies gave were possible methodological errors in the first study, and since autism is not a single concrete disorder and set of universal symptoms but a 'spectrum' of behaviours and neurological differences, there is the possibility that the autists higher in social deficits are the more masculinized ones, whereas those higher in systemising and obsessive interests are not.


In addition, there is evidence that those with ASD have less symmetrical faces than neurotypicals. For instance, a study in published in 2010 found evidence of "significant facial asymmetry" in boys with ASD, particularly in the supra and periorbital regions in front of the frontal pole of the right hemisphere of the brain.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18317467</ref> This could be caused by differences in brain grown or/and genetic factors, since the mothers of those with ASD generally exhibited similar facial asymmetry. This could result in those with ASD being, on average, less attractive as compared to NTs, due to facial symmetry being generally found to be a component of facial [[beauty]].<ref>https://www.annualreviews.org/article/suppl/10.1146/annurev.psych.57.102904.190208/suppl_file/ps.57.rhodes.appendix2.pdf</ref>
In addition, there is evidence that those with ASD have less symmetrical faces than neurotypicals. For instance, a study in published in 2010 found evidence of "significant facial asymmetry" in boys with ASD, particularly in the supra and periorbital regions in front of the frontal pole of the right hemisphere of the brain.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18317467</ref> This could be caused by differences in brain grown or/and genetic factors, since the mothers of those with ASD generally exhibited similar facial asymmetry. This could result in those with ASD being, on average, less attractive as compared to NTs, due to facial symmetry being generally found to be a component of facial [[beauty]].<ref>https://www.annualreviews.org/article/suppl/10.1146/annurev.psych.57.102904.190208/suppl_file/ps.57.rhodes.appendix2.pdf</ref>

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