Delila-- The "oh how cute" response, while horribly insulting and aggravating from an Aspergers (or any other intelligent person outside the "norm") sense, it...
LMAO!!! Well, cuteness has its advantages... just kidding. NOT! (gag...yuck) I am valued for my knowledge and the success I have with academic progress for my...
Anne-- It's an educational professional culture thing. As teachers, we are expected to, within a week, recognize by name, on sight, anywhere from 20 to 200...
... From: "Michelle" <michsarabia@...> ... It is. Very much so. ... Wow! Isn't that big-hearted of them? <sarcasm> ... "Cute" is an appropriate word for...
No, it's not in the DSM even though there are other conditions that are similar. A few years ago I tried to figure out who to talk to about it, but it wasn't...
Brad Duchaine
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May 1, 2008 1:22 pm
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Don't tell me that some of the things I do that I thought were 'normal' are actually specific compensations! (I already suspected this, because my friends...
... From: "Ann J" <annjmailbox-faceblind@...> All I can say is that my trick works. Unfortunately the real problem comes if a friend drives me, because...
Hi Nicky, I agree that we probably all encounter other prosopagnosiacs in our daily life, but don't realize it for two reasons: 1) they may have good ...
Ann said "I work on a floor with over 100 people. There is no way I'm ever going to recognize all of them, even in context. But they all recognize me. I don't...
Does anyone know - is prosopagnosia in the DSM IV (or whatever is that latest version)? just curious. - - - - - - - - - - - - - The DSM is for mental illness. ...
... I find life very much easier if I tell people I know what to expect, just as I find it easier if I know that someone else has an issue with something. For...
... Unlike many of the people here, my experience has not been so positive. My family (first my parents & siblings, in later life my husband) refused to...
Amen! Elizabeth Hensley Ann J said But I was curious as to why you said you don't tell people because it leads to embarrasing incidents. I've found that...
This is why I like science fiction. It is easy to tell Worf apart from Data and Mr. Spock from Dr. McCoy. :)) I can even tell the Ferengi apart from each other...
thats a good point. Are Aspergers and Autism in there? ... From: Bonnie <orebon@...> Subject: Re: [faceblind] DSM To: faceblind@yahoogroups.com Date:...
Aspergers and Autism are in DSM. http://web.syr.edu/~rjkopp/data/as_diag_list.html I don't have a copy of the DSM, but as I recall, aphasia and amnesia are ...
Brad Duchaine
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May 1, 2008 9:26 pm
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The only actor I can consistently recognize is Katherine Hepburn. It's a combination of her distinct cheekbones and her mannerisms. Other actors I have trouble...
Hi, this letter was on livejournal's faceblind community--which isn't very large, so I thought I'd pass it on here. Hello there, I am contacting you from the...
... Well, but that can be subtle and subjective, can't it. Where exactly is the line between "tough love" (not that my parents would ever use the L-word) and...
Wow. Katherine Hepburn is the ONLY actress I ever get right. I think it is her voice, more than anything. I also get Humphrey Bogart right most of the time....
Hi: I had an interesting discussion with my 20 year old daughter yesterday after picking her up from college. I was telling her about how I came to find this...
They cover some of the development disabilities but the emphasis is on mental disorders . Nora in Colorado In a message dated 5/1/2008 2:03:59 P.M. Mountain...
Maybe they dont even take such an issue into consideration or think of it as a orphan type disease or disorder. . My psych doc knew of the problem but was...
Deena, Keep that wife of yours. Those of us who don't have people in our lives who accommodate us can at least take heart that somebody else does have someone....
There is some opinion that we make friends with people we are able to recognize. I don't think this describes me, but I keep thinking about it. ~Bonnie - - - -...
I doubt there really is such a thing as a true psyche disorder. EVERYTHING is due to hardware not the software. Jesus, not Freud is right, Christ said, "The...
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