Face Blindness - What is Face Blindness or Prosopagnosia in Autism

[smith2267]

Face Blindness - What is Face Blindness or Prosopagnosia in Autism

 

[smith2267]

Re: http://autism.about.com/od/SymptomsofAutism/f/What-Is-Face-Blindness-Prosopagnosi

I have this...

 

[Soup]

Re: http://autism.about.com/od/SymptomsofAutism/f/What-Is-Face-Blindness-Prosopagnosi

So do I & I think I remember Dizzy & a few others saying that they have a terrible time recognizing faces.

 

[King_Oni]

Re: http://autism.about.com/od/SymptomsofAutism/f/What-Is-Face-Blindness-Prosopagnosi

Oh, count me in...

I'm terrible with faces. Quite often I either memorize people by other features (tattoos or distinct fashion style) or by voice.

 

[Nolan1971]

Re: http://autism.about.com/od/SymptomsofAutism/f/What-Is-Face-Blindness-Prosopagnosi

I would say I have that same problem also. It takes forever especially in a work setting to remember who is who and their names.
I usually only catch on when I have to page or call on them alot.

 

[smith2267]

Re: http://autism.about.com/od/SymptomsofAutism/f/What-Is-Face-Blindness-Prosopagnosi

I use context and clothing to recognize people...it works sometimes. But if I meet them in a different place than usual, I'm screwed.
Read the article, they think they know what part of our brains isn't working right to cause this

 

[Gomendosi]

Re: http://autism.about.com/od/SymptomsofAutism/f/What-Is-Face-Blindness-Prosopagnosi

I went for coffee the other day in a shopping centre and was supposed to meet my mother, I couldn't find her even though I walked past her once and when I heard her call my name it was while I was looking for her the second time that I walked past her again... She was wearing a new outfit she had bought a few days earlier!

People I know might not as well have faces as I tend to recognise them by clothes or other attributes, though I didn’t know that until this incident made it evident.

 

[Bay]

Re: http://autism.about.com/od/SymptomsofAutism/f/What-Is-Face-Blindness-Prosopagnosi

I use context and clothing to recognize people...it works sometimes. But if I meet them in a different place than usual, I'm screwed.
Read the article, they think they know what part of our brains isn't working right to cause this

Sigh. It is the same with me. If I see you out of context, I am likely never to recognize you.

 

[Cerulean]

Re: http://autism.about.com/od/SymptomsofAutism/f/What-Is-Face-Blindness-Prosopagnosi

I use context and clothing to recognize people...it works sometimes. But if I meet them in a different place than usual, I'm screwed.
Read the article, they think they know what part of our brains isn't working right to cause this

I have the same problem. It's fine until I run into a coworker in a social setting, like at a restaurant, and I have no idea who they are until they tell me we work together.

I also get complete face blindness when having a seizure. I won't even recognize myself.

 

[Jontish]

Re: http://autism.about.com/od/SymptomsofAutism/f/What-Is-Face-Blindness-Prosopagnosi

I think I might have a mild case of this. I had difficulties differentiating between some people (that others claimed looked nothing alike) at the place I work when I first started. I also once had a hard time seeing similarities between a pair of twins once (one had long hair and short beard, one had short hair and clean shaven)

Also, I vividly recall one time not being able to remember the face of my own sister when I was a child, only being able to imagine an approximation of her with constantly morphing facial features (happened with many other people as well). I don't the same issue remembering faces anymore (morphing facial features), now I either remember them well or not at all.