Hi everyone. It's Oliver Coningham. I just thought that I would post an update to you to let you know about the progress with the Prosopagnosia project that I...
Oliver Coningham
onefunkydj@...
Feb 4, 2005 11:48 am
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Hi,I am the mother of a 6.5 yr old boy who is also gifted.I am on a couple of lists to adress the giftedness.Over the years,the subject of face blindness came...
Welcome-- this isn't a very active list so I thought I'd jump right in since your post just popped up. My 9yo son, also identified as gifted, has Asperger's,...
zusia@...
Feb 6, 2005 1:10 am
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<<I am writing this in the hopes that I can get some ... Hi sumogirl and welcome to the list. Our daughter is 7 and has prosopagnosia (faceblindness) as part...
hello, i'm also new here, and your talk about face blind children made me remember something that my mother always says. i'm face blind, and it seems that when...
BITXUVERINOSA
BITXUVERINOSA@...
Feb 6, 2005 1:43 am
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<< i'm also new here, and your talk about face blind children made me remember ... Bitxu, I think this is peculiar to children who are faceblind. NT children...
One day when my mother came to pick me up from elementary school I discovered she cut her shoulder length hair to a "boyish" 50's style. I burst out crying...
In a message dated 2/5/2005 5:44:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, BITXUVERINOSA@... writes: is this common among young children or could it have...
zusia@...
Feb 6, 2005 3:58 am
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So good to hear Shangri-La is doing well these days! Sounds like a wonderful school environment. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
zusia@...
Feb 6, 2005 6:36 am
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Thanks to all who wrote.Michelle,your comment about facial expressions struck a chord, because DS's preschool noted that he had trouble with "feelings" and...
<<Michelle,your comment about facial expressions struck a chord, because DS's preschool noted that he had trouble with "feelings" and identifying them.Not only...
From: "Barbara c" Question to all of you: Do you feel it's a good idea to inform/discuss the face blindness with a young child so they are aware of this and...
BITXUVERINOSA
BITXUVERINOSA@...
Feb 6, 2005 4:46 pm
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Sumagirl, Welcome to the group. My 9 1/2 yr old daughter has Nonverbal Learning Disability, ADHD and PA. She primarily relys on the sound of people's voices...
... Thanks! We had to file due process to get this placement. The teacher was a bit nervous at first at having a VI/HI child. None of us were sure if ...
I find this interesting.I think I will try something like this at home becuaes he seems so much more interested in art in the last two months or so.Thanks ...
I hear you on not making a big deal of it.My feeling is he has enough other "problems" this only makes him look more awkward to other folks(especuially school...
Sumogirl-- I tried telling my 9yo son about his faceblindness by explaining that his dad and aunt had difficulty recognizing faces and his answer was "I ...
zusia@...
Feb 6, 2005 7:03 pm
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... I'd agree. This also applies to adults. The less words you use to reach your goal of conveying the severity of the problem, the better folks will receive...
In my family, my older daughter (S) is gifted, fine with faces, but completely lacks the ability most people have to visualize words, and other images in her...
Hi, Having browsed http://www.choisser.com/faceblind/lists.html and http://www.rdos.net/eng/asperger.htm I found this list and decided to try and ask some...
Dzien dobre Ryszard. Ja jestam Zusia and that's about all I can write in Polish that would make any sense here. :) I do not have prosopagnosia, but my sister,...
zusia@...
Feb 12, 2005 10:52 pm
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... i mainly use it as a radio while i'm doing other things and i only take a look at the screen every know and then. fortunately i'm quite good at recognizing...
The symptoms ... *** My face blindness has bothered me more as an adult than when I was a child. Although I always got lost from my family when we went ...
Hi, again, folks, and "cześć, jak się masz?" to Zusia, It's Sunday morning here, and I have just read your reactions. A big smile came to my face and I feel...
Hello, i hope that nobody here minds me wtiting this. I'm looking for a a little help. I'm cuurently writing my dissertation for university. IT's on face and...
I think what is interesting is face blindness is some times stand alone but often associated with Asperger syndrome and or neuralogical damage.Also some people...
... *** The text book information comes from case studies since prosopagnosia is not threatening to health much more people with prosopagnosia exist who do not...
... Since birth. ... I see faces just like anybody does, but none of it is of much use in recognizing people. Hair is very useful, and if it is right next to...
... Most likely, in my case, it began with the flying leap I took from my crib at the age of 16 months old, which subsequently caused me to stop breathing, ...
I will always be happy to answer any questions you have, and then some! I am always eager to educate educators and future educators. They may be able to help...