The only way I ever made friends was to have a "secret sign." Our gang wore the sign every day (it was a safety pin with colored beads on it--each girl had a...
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nessa.smyth
Dec 1, 2011 3:57 pm
Hi Bob, You say that you get people to tell you their names, do you find that is enough or do you ask them to add some context too, like "John from the sports...
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nessa.smyth
Dec 1, 2011 4:00 pm
Hi Mtukat, I had awful trouble in my first school and in playgroug before that, I was also on the edge of things waiting to be asked to play, then going to...
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nessa.smyth
Dec 1, 2011 4:02 pm
Lol, I like the idea, I can imagine my doctor shaving his beard and going to work in the local petrol station, I would pay him for my petrol and go home none...
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nessa.smyth
Dec 1, 2011 5:00 pm
Thank you Susan and Angela for your replies, I understand why you don't tell people Susan, it took me three attempts with my husband of 17 years before he...
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felinius@...
zdataa
Dec 1, 2011 6:02 pm
For me, when I attempt to recall people's faces it usually comes as blurred faces or only one quality will come out. I can remember cartoon faces just fine...
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Sue Spence
anchorite10
Dec 1, 2011 7:43 pm
Interesting. When I think of someone I know very well, such as my sister, I can pretty much see her face, though if I see her in reality, where I don’t...
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faceblindann
Dec 1, 2011 9:14 pm
Nessa, Your last paragraph hits the nail on the head, I think. I also cannot call up a memory of how someone looks. It is sort of a shimmering blur. But I...
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Monicamonicaze@...
monica.zenonos
Dec 1, 2011 10:13 pm
Hi everyone This is just to let people with faceblindness know that we will be having our second meeting on Monday Dec 12th near London Bridge. If you live in...
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Dan Palmeri
palmeridj
Dec 1, 2011 10:44 pm
What happens if the London bridge falls down ? :) Sent from my iPad ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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the2aces
Dec 2, 2011 3:54 pm
Hi Susan + Nessa (and everyone), From a research standpoint, it is quite common that those with face recognition difficulties are unable to visualize a face...
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the2aces
Dec 2, 2011 4:00 pm
Hi Bob, Forgive me if someone has already mentioned this, and please note that I am a researcher of face blindness and so cannot speak to first hand...
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Ryland Kendrick
rylandkendrick
Dec 2, 2011 5:02 pm
We have a 7yo son whois face blind, and we have been in contact with The Yonas Lab at U Minnesota: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/icd/yonaslab/prosopagnosia.html They...
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faceblindann
Dec 2, 2011 5:06 pm
Very interesting suggestion Sarah. The distinctions you suggest will have different psychological results. Nice idea....
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bellkurve
Dec 2, 2011 6:02 pm
"it feels blurry in the interior of the face" That would be me in a nutshell. I recently moved and was looking through some pictures. There's this old...
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bellkurve
Dec 2, 2011 6:11 pm
This can be problematic in systems where there's a strict dress code prohibiting signs of "gang" affiliation. Remember, we're supposed to be about inclusion,...
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Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Dec 2, 2011 7:28 pm
A decorated notebook or backpack is no good as an identifier on the playground. A child who wears decorated shoe laces is better than a child decorating his...
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Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Dec 2, 2011 7:58 pm
Have you found the Yonas Lab helpful? Have you been able to determine that your son interacts with people more comfortably now? ~Bonnie On Dec 2, 2011, at 8:59...
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tassiegold
Dec 2, 2011 9:08 pm
not sure this is applicable or helpful but... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-02/wasps-never-forget-a-face/3709016 A wasp never forgets a face Primates have...
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Cynthia Angel
zdataa
Dec 2, 2011 11:13 pm
I like to just go ... "I'm faceblind." With that they usually don't ask anymore questions. ~ Cynthia On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 9:06 AM, faceblindann < ... ...
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Deena Larsen
deenalarsen
Dec 3, 2011 12:32 pm
I simply don't think about faces and how to remember them. I can easily place every item in a room in my memory. I can retrace--in detail--every room, every...
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Sue Spence
anchorite10
Dec 3, 2011 2:17 pm
I know what my mum looked like, but it’s like a cartoon of her-a woman with an oval face, dark hair, big teeth, large nose, I can’t remember the way she...
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nessa.smyth
Dec 3, 2011 9:44 pm
Thank you all for the replies to the question about visualising faces, it is obviously very relavent to the recognition process. Now I have another question. I...
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Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Dec 3, 2011 9:59 pm
What would be wrong if your son were face blind? You say he is clever. You and he could come up with recognition tactics. For him to not know that he is face...
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Cynthia Angel
zdataa
Dec 3, 2011 10:36 pm
Perhaps his friend has extremely unique features? Interesting features make friends easier to tell from others. I can grab a person I know by their odd nose,...
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nessa.smyth
Dec 3, 2011 10:37 pm
I have to agree with Bonnie that artificially creating identifiable props will not help your child learn how to identify people in the long term, but would it...
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anosmommy@...
Dec 4, 2011 1:35 am
It makes sense to asume that his difficulty comes from Prosopagnosia, if he is your son. But there is another condition that complicates facial recognition,...
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nessa.smyth
Dec 4, 2011 12:10 pm
Thats interesting about CVI, I will read up on that, he did run into a door frame at full tilt just after his first birthday and had a huge bump on his...
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nessa.smyth
Dec 4, 2011 12:10 pm
Another thought about my son. He has two best friends. One is the only boy in the class with floppy blonde hair and a very distinctive accent to his voice....
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nessa.smyth
Dec 4, 2011 12:11 pm
In less than a week, since I first heard of faceblindness, so many pennies have dropped that I ought to be a millionaire by now! Last night my husband went out...
