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Joyce I loved the connection thing. Photo help me keep a connection too but more typically it is a visual one. I can not remember live faces but nearly...
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Jul 7, 2009
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Vivian, you have trouble recognizing voices too? That's interesting, because I thought most people with prosopagnosia use voices as one of the main ways to...
robcross555
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Jul 7, 2009
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Vivian, something about your statement has brought out a lot of pain in me. I am not blaiming anyone for the pain especially not you. Please just read below...
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Jul 7, 2009
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Hello, I hope this finds you well. I'm a UK author, and I'm currently researching my new book, which will include a short section on prosopagnosia. I was...
jonronson2002
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Jul 7, 2009
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Hello, I hope this finds you well. I'm a UK author, and I'm currently researching my new book, which will include a short section on prosopagnosia. I was...
jonronson2002
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Jul 7, 2009
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Yes, I use voices. I am pretty good with recognizing a voice, though I find it harder on the phone than in person. Shae (Sent from my iPhone) On Jun 26, 2009,...
Shae
blueskygyrl
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Jul 7, 2009
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Anybody with prosopagnosia who reads this, can you please say whether you can use the sounds of peoples voices to identify them. That may help identify how...
Jo Livingston
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Jul 7, 2009
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Hi Rob I have been faceblind all my life. Strangely I have improved since moving to New Zealand - so that is very weird. I am hopeless with both voices and...
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bikebiddy
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Jul 7, 2009
7:33 am
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I use voices to identify people. Voice is one of my primary clues who people are. My prosopagnosia is congenital. ~Bonnie - - - - - - - Anybody with...
Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
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Jul 7, 2009
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...I was wondering was about the occasions in which the loved ones or neighbours of workmates of sufferers ever get really offended that they're not...
Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
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Jul 7, 2009
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... From: "robcross555" <robcross555@...> ... *Rarely. My proso is congenital. D....
Delila
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Jul 7, 2009
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Its possible in my case that the reason I hear a little bit better than normal is because I? need to given my mild face blindness. I do recognize not just ...
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marcyshamb
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Jul 7, 2009
12:51 pm
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I am just the reverse - I find it easier to use the voice to identify a phone caller than a person face to face. I have always put this down to the extra...
Barry Wainwright
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Jul 7, 2009
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I use voice recognition big time.  That cues me on who the person is if I see them outside of where I would usually see them and expect to see them. ... From:...
daniel palmeri
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Jul 7, 2009
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Stuff like that happened to me 20 years ago when I was in college where people were upset because they would say hi to me and I didnt realize they were them. ...
daniel palmeri
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Jul 7, 2009
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I am so sorry for your pain and your suffering. Your post touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes. I will explain myself a little. Until I was 36, I...
vcreek2002
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Jul 7, 2009
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Rob, I don't recognize voices very well. I grew up in KY and now live in the Midwest. When I first moved here, on my first day of listening to a radio talk...
vcreek2002
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Jul 7, 2009
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  With radio I recognize voices.  Rather recently off of cable I was hearing some commercial on TV and I recognized the voice---not the face---but the...
daniel palmeri
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Jul 7, 2009
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Was it Elliot? I am in NoVa. Shae (Sent from my iPhone) On Jul 7, 2009, at 1:19 PM, daniel palmeri <palmeridj@...> wrote: With radio I recognize voices....
Shae
blueskygyrl
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Jul 7, 2009
7:28 pm
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I can strongly identify voices. As a matter of fact when I recall an event often the voice is one of the strongest memories I have.? My hearing, though, is a...
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marcyshamb
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Jul 7, 2009
7:56 pm
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... Hi -- Guess this is my intro as well, 'cause I've just been lurking up till now -- I'm 54 and have mild-ish face blindness (57% on the online test) --...
Michelle Akers
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Jul 7, 2009
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Mine is congenital. My voice recognition is about the same as my face recognition. I can recognize strange or unique voices or speach patterns - similar to...
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chat_tnchip
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Jul 7, 2009
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Thanks Vivian... I am so glad I have this site. Your explaination of course made sense... I just do not come from a world of support. I come from just the...
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Jul 7, 2009
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I'm terrible with voices, and my prosopagnosia is congenital. From: faceblind@yahoogroups.com [mailto:faceblind@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of robcross555 Sent:...
Steena Chamberlain
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Jul 7, 2009
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I'm good with voices and find them slightly more useful than faces for identification purposes. My prosopagnosia was acquired very early (<1yr). - Angela G....
Angela Gunn
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Jul 7, 2009
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What about atmosphere... as in a gentle breeze, blazing sun, bit of shade, etc? My memories often include such things along with voice and body movements. The...
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marcyshamb
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Jul 8, 2009
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Some one wrote of environmental things to recognize people. How can you do that when the location of meeting with people changes? I attend a weekly class in a...
bonnieinthemist
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Jul 8, 2009
5:19 am
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Yes, a person's voice is definitely one of the 'clues' I use!   The lady in red is fresh as a daisy when the town is in bed ________________________________ ...
Michelle ROMERO
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Jul 8, 2009
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when we meet folks out of context we need every clue we can muster to place them. We can't remember their face, but we can their voice, mannerisms, style of...
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marcyshamb
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Jul 8, 2009
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Another tactic: I make a seating chart in classes or group meetings. Since I forget names--especially under pressure--I just sit and write everyone's name...
vcreek2002
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