I have what appears to be a mild form of prosopagnosia. I do not always recognize local people in different settings. Other times, I know that I have met them before but cannot remember where.
For me, face-blindness seems to be one of those hypo-/hyper-sensory "features" of autism. I readily recognize celebrities on TV. Recently, I recognized a young child actor (Barry Gordon) who I had only previously seen as an adult. Another actor was wearing a police helmet & sunglasses and I correctly identified (David Soul) just by his mouth...!
For me, face-blindness seems to be one of those hypo-/hyper-sensory "features" of autism. I readily recognize celebrities on TV. Recently, I recognized a young child actor (Barry Gordon) who I had only previously seen as an adult. Another actor was wearing a police helmet & sunglasses and I correctly identified (David Soul) just by his mouth...!
