The danger with taking any online "test," for anything, is that many are not measuring what they say they are. Those that are, usually are only measuring a...
Hi. I am a new member. My internet name is Uhura. I have Asperger's Syndrome and also epilepsy. My epilepsy is basically controlled, except for blacking...
Carol- I naturally have what is called a "negative affect" for facial expression. This means that I naturally don't have a "happy" face at rest, and my...
Gill-- Be careful of online tests. They only test a small part of what makes people faceblind, and prosopagnosia is not all that simple. Online tests focus on...
I agree with you about the deficiencies of the test. But any tests are better than none! I have suggested, now that the internet has evolved to the point where...
Welcome, Freedom Lady! Uhura means, "Freedom' In Swahili. Gene Roddenberry picked it, of course for the name of his brilliant and beautiful communications...
Wow you have learned how to "act" like a neurotypical! Amazing! Elizabeth Hensley ... From: Michelle To: faceblind@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September...
Having Asperger's gives a strong possibility to also having face blindness. Not keeping eye contact does not explain not remembering faces once you do look at...
... The added piece to above is do you recognize them when you happen to run across them unexpectedly. Especially if you happen to look at them but only ...
I just had my hair cut this week--for the first time in a year and a half. I wear my hair long and have not changed hairstyles since I was 3 years old (except...
Glenn sure does. I bet he will be answering this shortly. He wears a Gilligan hat the same way you want your hair kept the same. And Bill Choiser can't stand...
I've had the problem of not being able to instantly recognize myself after a haircut (once I spent about several minutes trying to figure out the stranger on...
... This is true. Although I'll still note that Babylon 5 is better. :) The only problem with B5 is that there tend to be numerous folks from the same race,...
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. ... I remember looking at myself in the mirror as the hairdresser cut my hair and watching myself morph into somebody unknown. I...
Welcome Uhura, ... You have asked the eternal question. Nobody knows the answer, only that it happens. We are waiting for the answer to this and many other...
Thanks Michelle for your email. I printed it so that I can read it more closely later. I have embarked on a study of the face and how to tell expressions....
am confused about the results. I guessed at almost all of the faces and it told me I am in the 40th percentile rank and that I got 82% right and the average...
Thanks for the welcome. I teach part time (morning shift) as a special ed TA. In the classroom I can recognize my co-workers and boss. When I see them in ...
That's so neat what she did for you and your friend. When was this? So that's why I love Star Trek so much....I'd never really known why but I think you might...
Even if you saw them in a place you were no expected to find them? Your mind uses other analytical techniques to remember people who you meet. Part of that is...
There are others who have done well on the face recognition test but are not good at it in real life. It is sort of like knowing you need to memorize it so ...
I wouldn't say I'm 'terrified' of haircuts...but given the choice, I'd go for dental work every time. -- Lexin Website: http://www.redrosepress.co.uk Journal:...
Hi Uhuru, I run the lab that created those tests. First, I'd recommend that you try the Cambridge Face Memory Test that we have at the same site. It is a...
Brad Duchaine
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Sep 2, 2007 9:21 am
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Michelle, thank you. When I sent my question, I had meant to add that many actors practice facial expressions in the mirror, so this might help the rest of...
I just wanted to chime in on the idea of testing children from an early age. This is something I've been trying to get our local school district to do for a...
zusia@...
Sep 2, 2007 3:35 pm
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Very well said, Susan, I agree that locating and accommodating PA children will over-lap to other types of disabilities. I wish more effort were going into...
... Hi.. i made one of your tests a while ago, and you showed a percentile-rating, i miss that very much in the new test. I got 32% correct in the celebrity...
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