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...
Could face blindness be included? ~Bonnie - - - - - - - - - - - - - The thing that interested me most, I think, was the idea that automatization is a key...
Bonnie- No. Faceblindness is not about automatization and the cerebellum is not involved. Face recognition does not need to BECOME automatic because it...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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?...
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...
... 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. ...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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- 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...
I consider autism and aspergers different. I understand they are part of a broader spectrum, They are very different conditions. hypocritical considering...
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...
I agree that they are different; I merely wanted to make the proposal that one person would not have BOTH conditions (asbergers and autism). I certainly NEVER...
