... I'm a college teacher as well, and I've always found it's far better to just be up front and tell students. Otherwise I inevitably run into them somewhere...
You statement about mild form is so typical of what I used to think about myself. Until I saw someone at a wedding that I knew on a daily basis snd she was...
Hi -- and welcome! I see you work in academia. I do also. In academia, people have a context for understanding face blindness: learning disabilities. Nearly...
Thanks so much to everyone for the advice, understanding and support. I have a week to decide what to do about the next semester and still haven't made up my...
I have dyslexia and I store the form, shape and use of letters and numbers the same way I process faces. Some are great, some never get there totally and some...
Welcome, Gail! Funny, because I don't recognize people easily, I never would have expected people who work with the public to recognize me :>) I always...
Sorry for monopolizing the discussion board; this is all new to me, and I'm fascinated. Here are some questions that have come to mind: Are there any novels...
We have a family member who suffers from a varity of "disorders." They are documented but have never been supported. Anyway, while he struggles with...
... From: "Gail" <zysele@...> ... Different people are working on books about faceblind characters as we speak. We get posts here by authors wanting to...
. Here are some questions that have come to mind: Are there any novels or stories featuring faceblind characters? How about a novel entitled "I never...
The part of the brain that identifies objects is in another part of the brain from the part that identifies faces. I am sorry to hear about your son's...
The "zero bucks" might be the biggest problem--as it often is in life in general. 1. Keep asking for help! Someone you know will help you for free. If we...
Donna please please check out the site for dyslexia at www.dyslexia.com It has a unique way of addressing some learning problems. Glean this site for all sorts...
I had a terrible time teaching high school because I couldn't recognize the students. They thought it was a big joke, and the administration thought it meant...
OUCH!!! That must have been awful!! This is why I say it's important to let others know that one is faceblind, so that they won't take it personally. Before I...
It sounds like he may be on the autism spectrum, possibly Asperger Syndrome. Many people on the autism spectrum are faceblind, and one of the traits of autism...
... From: "Joni DaNerd" <jonipinkney@...> ... *Maybe you could write a book. "Math made simple" or "Looking logically at Math". Otherwise, great story!...
"I saw someone steal something once and didn't know what race he was . . . ." [I once went to the engineer pool across the hall from my office to return a...
I have read that humans are wired to recognize faces which is why a certain brain region is devoted to that. I remember Brad Duchaine, a researcher on this...
So faceblind people do at some level recognize faces, but that recognition doesn't rise to the level of consciousness? Interesting. It makes me wonder how...
"So faceblind people do at some level recognize faces, but that recognition doesn't rise to the level of consciousness?" ... No. The part of our brain that...
I learned to notice colour as a defence mechanism. When I was growing up five or six groups of our extended family lived in the same suburb and I was...
ITs any clue that helps for me including color, hair, body shape and size, mannerisms, voice, location, topic if talking, and so forth. When I was growing up...
I just spent almost two hours writing/rewriting a reply. I don't think it's going to appear. When I pushed send it took me back to "sign in." When I signed in...
Donna, Look in the Draft folder to see if it was saved there. When I write complicated replies, I write it as a document so that I can edit it, save it for a...
You know, I generally always do a "copy and paste" so I have a record of my posts, or in case they self destruct. This one was so emotional, I struggled with...
