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facial recognition
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Mild face blindness or just really poor memory?
I'm a strongly visual learner and have always considered myself to remember names better than faces, which is half true, but it wasn't until I saw a post on tumblr the other that was like 'when you forget who some people look like when you haven't seen them for a while but remember every detail...
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Coping with Face Blindness??
I was diagnosed AS when in was 15 and I'm now 27. I read a book I forgot the name of that is by an Aspie about his life growing up AS and its I think called "about aspergers by an aspie for aspies" or something like that. He explains face blindness and how we usually have it on different levels...
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Questions about Prosopagnosia
I did a research that inability to recognize faces is a symptom of Prosopagnosia. But what about having an ability to recognize faces, but having hard time understanding the context of facial expressions? Is that milder from of Prosopagnosia? It's a symptom of Autism Spectrum Disorder and...
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Face Blindness/Prosopagnosia
Does anyone have this issue like I do? It cause huge issues with me. I will see either my neighbor that lives next door in some strange place other than next door so I do not recognize them for about 30 seconds. I will see one of my daughter's teachers at a store. It will take me a while to know...
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Prosopagnosia (failure to recognise faces)
This happens to me very often. I see someone who I believe is a familiar face and go over to start polite conversation. I am then met with a puzzled look in return and then I realise the person I am talking to isn't the person I assumed it was. In fact, it may be a complete stranger. I then have...
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Can you visualise people easily?
Is it common for people with aspies to have difficulties visualising people? I would welcome comments and replies from everyone, but please only vote in the poll if you consider yourself an aspie. I assume that not being able to visualise people easily also causes recognition issues which would...
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Hmm. I can recognize somewhere between 7 and 9 faces. Hair color helps a lot, but that can be changed. Slight deviations in the facial features from the "basic shape" can help if I know the person well enough. I tend to look more at mannerisms - posture and micro-expressions and the like. And voices I can almost always tell.
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I'm not sure how to tell someone about this, though. It isn't something easily relatable.
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I'm not sure how to tell someone about this, though. It isn't something easily relatable.
jane_doe
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thanks. also thinking about it i have realised that its not normal to be able not to visualise peopleMild face blindness or just really poor memory?
I'm a strongly visual learner and have always considered myself to remember names better than faces, which is half true, but it wasn't until I saw a post on tumblr the other that was like 'when you forget who some people look like when you haven't seen them for a while but remember every detail...
Coping with Face Blindness??
I was diagnosed AS when in was 15 and I'm now 27. I read a book I forgot the name of that is by an Aspie about his life growing up AS and its I think called "about aspergers by an aspie for aspies" or something like that. He explains face blindness and how we usually have it on different levels...
Questions about Prosopagnosia
I did a research that inability to recognize faces is a symptom of Prosopagnosia. But what about having an ability to recognize faces, but having hard time understanding the context of facial expressions? Is that milder from of Prosopagnosia? It's a symptom of Autism Spectrum Disorder and...
Face Blindness/Prosopagnosia
Does anyone have this issue like I do? It cause huge issues with me. I will see either my neighbor that lives next door in some strange place other than next door so I do not recognize them for about 30 seconds. I will see one of my daughter's teachers at a store. It will take me a while to know...
Prosopagnosia (failure to recognise faces)
This happens to me very often. I see someone who I believe is a familiar face and go over to start polite conversation. I am then met with a puzzled look in return and then I realise the person I am talking to isn't the person I assumed it was. In fact, it may be a complete stranger. I then have...
Can you visualise people easily?
Is it common for people with aspies to have difficulties visualising people? I would welcome comments and replies from everyone, but please only vote in the poll if you consider yourself an aspie. I assume that not being able to visualise people easily also causes recognition issues which would...
I struggle to recognise people too. It can be quite embarrassing. People I've known for a very long time I tend to be able to recognise but if I've only interacted with a person a handful of times, I struggle, particularly if I haven't seen them in a while. People think I'm rude because I didn't recognise them while they were jumping around like a jack in the box trying to get my attention. Faces just don't seem to stick in my memory very well.
I recognize people, but not expressions. I needed to read books about body language just to understand some of it. And, I still have difficulty.
I readily recognize faces, IRL, if I keep seeing them on a regular basis, but I cannot visualize them. This is also true for my figure collection. I collect their heads so I can have physical references in my amateur drawing studio, Studio 126.
I don’t recognize people out of context. I can’t visualize anything.
The poster child for prosopagnosia [face-blindness]!
Little Red Riding Hood
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Fishing is probably the answer
I usually explain that it's like colorblindness. Most people understand that at a basic level. I explain that colorblind people can see two colors next to each other and see they are different but they often can't pick out which is which. If they want more then I'll explain that, to me, faces are kind of like ornate vases, I can see all the independent features and if I'm looking at multiple I can say this one has sharper angles and that one more curves but if you show me a random vase and expect me to pick it out of a line up next week I'd be at a complete loss.
But if I had one that vase I interacted with on a daily basis I could probably find it in a pile, given some time, but I still might not be 100% sure.
That seems to work for me with most people.
I used to use dogs, because it makes more sense to me, and I could go further to explain manorisms and their voice. But people didn't respond well to being compared to dogs
I now tell anyone that seems significant that I can't recognize faces, when I meet them. Not random strangers but anyone I think I'll interact again. And then before I introduce myself I'll ask if we've met. Then if we did I do a half apology and remind them about my face issue. A lot of time I'll figure out who they are after they start talking to me and I'll let them know. Sometimes even if I don't remember them I'll pretend to (it seems to make them feel better) and then ask a trusted person who they are or who I know them.
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