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Shae, Interesting...  As I said, I am at least half clueless about the whole thing.  I have read/heard that Dyslexia can effect math as well as reading, so...
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Could face blindness be included? ~Bonnie - - - - - - - - - - - - - The thing that interested me most, I think, was the idea that automatization is a key...
Bonnie
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Dec 1, 2008
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Bonnie- No.  Faceblindness is not about automatization and the cerebellum is not involved.  Face recognition does not need to BECOME automatic because it...
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    The whole concept of whether someone can be retrained is at the core of the split among researchers in the field. One part believe that you can be...
daniel palmeri
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Hi, I wasn't sure what folks meant by automatization. Reading your comment I think I have a better idea but still am not sure. I know that for myself when...
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I agree. When you are at a business meeting, I think it's a good idea to know someone's name, but in general, saying hi is fine enough. But you can still...
Nathan
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Dec 1, 2008
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I just found out about faceblindness a couple weeks ago. I just assumed everybody else recognized people like I did, they were just quicker at it. I am quite...
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Dec 1, 2008
11:25 pm
8474
Hi Shae, Have you ever considered that you may have more of 'Dyscalcula' as opposed to 'Dyslexia'...? The way you describe your math challenges sounds more...
monique57
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Dec 1, 2008
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If I saw a movie without knowing who starred in it and asked me to name the actors---95 out of 100 times I would likely not know who it was.  Of those 95 I...
daniel palmeri
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Dec 2, 2008
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8476
I blame it on the movie the Saint starring Val Kilmer. He disguises himself up so he looks different in... - - - - - - - - - Are you sure he was in that movie?...
Bonnie
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Dec 2, 2008
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I am as bad with names as I am with faces. I couldn't tell you the names of most of my favorite stars regardless of weather I recognize them or not. ?The way I...
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Dec 2, 2008
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... whole thing.  I have read/heard that Dyslexia can effect math as well as reading, so maybe it encompasses symbolic communications in a number of forms. ...
Shae Leighland
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Dec 2, 2008
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8479
I have the same problem watching movies & not knowing who is who.  Because of this I tend to watch documentaries or fact based shows.  No reality shows as...
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(my earlier reply did not come through as intended, so am reposting) The atomization thing is escaping me a bit...I am not sure I understand exactly what that...
Shae
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Dec 2, 2008
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When I am watching a movie I can generally follow characters in stories provided their appearance remain the same.    ... From: S <prebotox@...> ...
daniel palmeri
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Dec 2, 2008
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8482
I have been face blind for as long as I can remember. The only way I figured this out was by watching Jeopardy and Alex Trebek interviewed the current champ...
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Dec 2, 2008
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Shae- Interesting stuff.  The automatization thing is just about the process by which we turn a practiced task into something automatic.  Riding a bike is an...
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Dec 2, 2008
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Marcy- What you are describing is EXACTLY what I am talking about.  It's a problem with your cerebelum and likely Dyslexia.  The tasks take you much longer...
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Dec 2, 2008
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Dan- I'd think you have it or you don't, but don't know if that necessarily means it can't be compensated for at all.  My totally non-expert thought on it is...
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Dec 2, 2008
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    The other issue in play is with many people who have it also have some other neurological problem like epilepsy, autism, aspergers, or something else.  ...
daniel palmeri
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Dan- That makes sense.  And I would agree that the 2% of the population with PA from birth have a very specific reason for it and I would say that this and...
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Dec 2, 2008
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Thank you for clarifying the atomization thing. I would say in my case, it is often much more arduous to learn the thing, but once I do, I have excellent 'body...
Shae
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Dec 2, 2008
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Just to clarify, someone would not have asbergers AND autism; asbergers is an autism spectrum disorder, and is what you'd call a 'high functioning' form of...
Shae
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Dec 2, 2008
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Hi Gwydiana (?), Welcome to the group. I remember feeling similarly when I first learned about face blindness, and so I've since made a casual habit of...
Dawn
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Dec 2, 2008
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I have had trouble with faces ever since I can remember. I cannot swear it is 'from birth'. It is possible that I had some injury as a small child and do not...
Shae
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Dec 2, 2008
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8492
I was reading this text [ http://www.rdos.net/eng/asperger.htm ] and found some interesting things...thought I'd share for input, comments, ideas...whatever...
Shae
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Dec 2, 2008
6:13 pm
8493
My definition goes back over 30 years, to when I was diagnosed with dysgraphia. At that time, and in the years immediately following (during my elementary and...
Shae
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Dec 2, 2008
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Shae- I'm glad the automatization thing made more sense.  I saw somewhere that a resercher had worked out an equation, something like, if it takes the NT...
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Dec 2, 2008
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8495
I consider autism and aspergers different.  I understand they are part of a broader spectrum, They are very different conditions.   hypocritical considering...
daniel palmeri
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Dec 2, 2008
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Don't be sorry on my account...I am also fascinated, and am enjoying the discussion. I like your clueless/cueless quote. That is good. Even though I scored...
Shae
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