Recognizing faces

Prosopagnosia (also known as facial agnosia or face blindness) is difficulty or inability to recognize faces. Although I don't have this problem with every face, this does happen to me frequently and it makes me feel very guilty, and embarrassed... oops, sowweee!

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[akai454]

Ms Mia, My Aspergian Sister person. I live over in gresham and I get that magazine "Busted" You know when criminals get arrested their photos get published, I'd expect that You might have seen it while shopping at a "Quickie Mart". Well I look at it every week and looking through that many different faces in maybe five minutes starts to cause a pain in My brain, like My brain's pissed off that I've accessed it 500 times in five minutes it hurts and gets tired..

My memory weirdness.

[miasansom]

@akai454 OMG I have seen that publication. I feel sorry for some of those people, but it's confusing because they chose crime. Addicted to drugs to ease the pain of their lives, or assaulting others because of the pain and hurt inside them, I still feel for them. Anyway, yes. I identify about sensory overload. We are not designed to see that many faces in a day. I used to work at a call center talking to 100+ a day and it caused me a breakdown. It's not natural. Technology results in overload.

[miasansom]

Wow I've never heard of that, how fascinating!

[AriadneCN]

I will recognise the "regulars" who come into the restaurant I work at every day, but if I see them in the grocery store or Wally world or on the street, I will have no clue half the time who they are!!! There have been times someone has said hello to me in a store, and I'll tell my husband "I THINK I work with her....she works up front if it is her, and I work in the back, so I dunno for sure."

[thomasburman1]

Photographic memory !

[ColombianaXO7]

okay so when i was younger like in high school i had a "friend with benefits" and one time in school he said hi to me and i did not know who he was. it took me a pretty long time to recognize who he was. it was so embarrassing.

[silvertip185]

@raebabe05 My expereinces have varied but when I have not recognized some people, I really have not a hint as to who they are. I can't explain it to people who don't have the experience. I feel bad when some one comes to me witha smile I don't know if they are a stranger or a friend. Can't help it.

[raebabe05]

@silvertip185

Hi, what it is or what it called is Prosopagnosia (also known as facial agnosia or face blindness) . I have a mild case as well.

[silvertip185]

Your story is similar to so many of mine. I have had people come up to me in a very familiar way that suggested to me I should know them well, but I have no idea at all who they are, none. I will ask them who they are. Usually I just pretend I know who they are and some time later I figure it out. It's hard.

Thanks for the video :-)

[jonandra]

I don't think I have that hard of a time remembering/recognizing other people's faces. It may sound odd, but I have a hard time recognizing myself, though. I dunno...

[YonasLab]

Hello, I just wanted to let you know of research being conducted at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities on Prosopagnosia. We are interested, specifically, about how this disorder affects children. You can send us a message or take a look at our website to find out more information!

[GEISTCAKE]

I have aspergers, but to tell you the truth, I actually have REALLY good facial recognition skills, like.. better than most people. I might meet a "normal" person for the first time briefly but never meet them again for like 3-4 years. Then one day I might see them on the street somewhere and say HEY i know you, etc. and they have no idea who i am, :P