... I was (and am) rubbish at sports, but I think that's only partly because of my faceblindness - I just didn't like running about and getting out of breath....
... From: "Robert Richmond" <RSRICHMOND@...> ... Isn't that weird, how they just expect kids (boys) to know how to play a game? ... I'm about as unathletic...
... From: "Silvia Saenz" <ssaenzz5@...> ... I agree. It seems to me that in many faceblind people, we tend to be on the autistic spectrum and also not...
... From: "Dawn Lloyd" <dawn_lloyd@...> ... That type of thing happens to me all the time at work. Just yesterday a woman came in and said she needed to...
... keys and ... sure ... same ... key ... at ... Yeah, exactly. That was the really great thing about learning about prosopagnosia..... There's now a...
... Other than the team jersies? :) Seriously, though... as for my own team.... I recognized them in the same way I recognized anyone I knew/dealt with a lot....
I'm no good at sports either. I was always picked last on a team. The rules of the game never made much sense to me and I couldn't get my body to react in...
Delila, There is no evidence to show that many prosopagnosic people tend to be on the autistic spectrum. While many autistic people have Prosopagnosia the...
When you and I were kids, it wasn't that girls didn't have to play sports. They weren't allowed or encouraged to play sports. Very little money was budgetted...
I think some of us are more talented at recognizing people by body type than others. As for me, even that method does not work too well. I never could have...
... to the point where I had a panic attack one day from been surrounded by all these faceless clones wearing the same thing and being forced to turn into one...
Thank you for the reply and the welcome, Nicky. I hadn't thought of that, but I think you're right that I'll probably find it easier to recognize people...
Hi, I have been reading your posts for a while now and now think it's time to introduce myself. I am from Australia and also found it a huge relief to find out...
I find it interesting that you mentioned homeschooling... as I had actually been intending to home school my son after his kindergarten year (and earlier if...
Erica Cooper
ericaandpeter@...
Nov 2, 2007 7:13 am
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... FWIW, I think you have a good point. Unless there's some other reason to homeschool, if your son is particularly gifted in some area the school won't or...
It was definitely a revelation to discover that most people can remember faces better than other things. That makes so much sense! I never imagined that their...
Amanda: I wondered where people went after I ... YES! When I was in college I really wanted to make new friends, so I'd go to the cafeteria alone for every...
Yes, men especially just don't look as different from one another as women do. Their hair and clothes are more likely to be the same, their clothes are looser...
De: mica.mirrors "It was definitely a revelation to discover that most people can remember faces better than other things. That makes so much sense! I never...
In the lower grades you might want to let him try kindergarten, first grade, second grade, etc, with other children. It depends quite a bit on the teacher(s)....
"A conscious effort will not make you ... That's a good way to look at it. Even when I've tried harder before, I think I've done it by trying to really look...
Hi, Rowan, Welcome to the list. "hiding people" sounds interesting. Maybe you will fill us in sometime as to what that is (or not, if it's illegal ;-). You...
... first grade, second grade, etc, with other children. It depends quite a bit on the teacher(s). She should definitely be told the child is face blind and...
Dawn-- Recognizing my kids outside my classroom isn't so bad for me, because I can have the same ones for years at a stretch and I learn their mannerisms...
... That works, and is handy. I do this to varying degrees with my students, and by the end of the year, I can usually identify whether they're my students or...
Dawn, I really admire your courage! How did you ever decide to become, of all things a teacher? Mind you we NEED teachers like you! But how!!??? Elizabeth...
You know I just had a thought. Therapists ought to KNOW about prosopagnosia. Long after you and them are a part they may encounter kids with this undiagnosed....
... So many people with PA seem to also have Topographic Agnosia that it is likely a close relative of the syndrome -- but like most other related maladies, it...
Owen, The faceblindness can be genetic, but it may not be as simple as by just having a gene. With colorblindness, sickle cell, or not having clotting blood...
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