I have heard the phrase “but you don’t look Autistic” so many times. What does autism look like? I didn’t know we had any specific look. If you have met one autistic person… you have met one autistic person. We are all different in appearance (unless you know Autistic twins). Autism is how our brains are wired – it does not affect appearance. You might know an Autistic person with a co-morbid condition that does affect their appearance. That is a situation unique to that person. Every Autistic person is different.
This is a very small sample of what Autism looks like:

This really is what autism looks like. It also looks like the autistic kids I work with, and my autistic adult friends… There is no limit. Autism is articulate, intelligent, creative, empathetic, engaged, and compassionate. The hard stuff is there, too, but the most important part is the human part.

I’m Lin and I’m Autistic. I love writing letters, thinking and talking about stimming, doing actually anything related to Bob Dylan, my special interest, or making literally anything related to him at some point, music in general, analyzing, painting, and maths (it’s maybe one of these few things that sound stereotypically autistic about me).
Thank you to everyone who submitted photos!