I'm still getting used to prosopagnosia, because I acquired it 4 years ago, and I want to start telling people I have it. Doing that the wrong way the first...
I would also love to hear some good ideas from other people on this list. If I embarrass myself (for instance, by not recognizing someone I know or by...
You really do not need to throw it out there the firt time you meet someone. If you have developed tricks to learn people through voices and expectations on ...
With work, I have not told anyone I have it. With me starting a job a few months ago I told them about the more important medical conditions involving...
The operative word here is "if." I don't have any of those tricks, apparently. Perhaps because my entire visual memory is very faulty. I don't even remember...
... * * * * * Do you have a link to that article. I have read about face blindness in the London Times, but I don't remember seeing articles specifically about...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/health/psychology/18face.html this story came out the same time as the story in Time and on ASC news of the study done by...
... I have taken to asking people if they know me. Example: I went to the passport office in my post office to inquire about the procedure for obtaining a...
We've posted links to a number of articles on prosopagnosia, including the NY Times article, on our web page. Some of these links were posted years ago and I...
Brad Duchaine
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Mar 1, 2008 11:28 pm
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Thank you. The article I bookmarked in my collection of articles about face blindness. The Globe And Mail I bookmarked as an additional news source for me. (An...
HI, I recognize--and remember down to the minute detail people's houses. I can tell you from memory what books were in what order on the shelves, the pattern...
I got 8 out of 10. Labeled "pretty good." I am face blind. I do not recognize the faces. I looked at the tilt of the head in the close ups and the shoulders in...
Deena I wouldn't normally say I have a problem judging attractiveness. However, my husband likes to ask me if he is attractive. I love him. I sort of find...
... Same here. I rarely wear makeup (never at work, and only for limited numbers of social events) and base my fashion sense on what's clean in the wardrobe...
So can it be as difficult to remember/recognise your own reflection in the mirror as it is to remember/recognise other people's faces? * * * * * Yes. Other...
... It can be, if I see myself when I'm not expecting to - I've lost count of the number of times I've thought, "Who's that woman in that shop window? .... Oh,...
... I've not recognized myself a few times because I didn't realize I was looking in a mirror... Dawn ======= "I was scared." "No more than me. I get as...
There are other reasons not to wear make up. Here are two. One is from mercola.com. I put the whole article in so folks don't have to go to his website and...
I beat all of you and I am probably one of the most face blind folks here. I got 10 out of 10! :)) Maybe that is why the genes for our condition continues to...
I admit I covertly recognized Son of Sam. So I "knew" he was bad news, I just could not come up with his name. * * * * * Did you recognize the person or the...
The picture, Bonnie. I am blessed that I have never met the guy in person. I did have a friend who claimed to have almost been one of Ted Bundy's victims. A...
Deena, if her insides are attractive that counts! It sounds like she needs to be reassured, so if I were you I would simply say yes. You are not speaking...