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So, Dylan has hit puberty, 15 yrs old, and (Oh, dear God!) all that that entails. My question is, though he began developing normal body hair at puberty, pubic hair, leg hair and all, he seems extremely hairy from the waist down, with almost no hair, other than on his head, from the waist up. This includes armpit hair, of which he has almost none. This got me to wondering, as his autism causes me me to question many things, whether or not this is normal for teen boys? If I didn't know him, and were to expose him from the feet up, by the time I got to his head I would expect to have found a really hairy chest and full beard, yet, to date, he is nearly smooth on his upper body. What made me think of this as unusual actually is watching him get out of the shower and being reminded of one of those half man, half horse mythical creatures... As autism is sometimes believed to be 'extreme maleness' I was curious if this could be a symptom of that that I've not been exposed to yet, but having only one child, have no idea if perhaps this is the way boys develop? Any advice? I've tried Googling,(tons of hits for razors, waxes, creams and hypertrichosis) and searching the medical forums, (hypertrichosis) but what to use for a search term? I know this is personal, and perhaps weird, but thought that it might also make for an interesting discussion. Thanks all... Dwayne