I think "looking" autistic might also be a spectrum trait like some autistic people act and sound just like very autistic lol and other autistic people might just seem a little shy especially with autistic women
If you’re interested, there’s this review of a bunch of studies that looked at the association between ASD and certain facial characteristics. It’s an interesting read. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10856091/
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One of the limitations of the studies they reviewed is that they mostly looked at younger children, though. One of the studies included people up to age 18. Face changes with age, so it would be interesting to study it in adults, too.