#face-blindness

[tookishcombeferre]

i have wrapped myself in melodies like a lost child in blankets for a long as i can remember. blindly, i have felt my way through labyrinths seeking the safe havens beneath the organ listening for the red flares of the sun seeking the face, my prosopagnosia will not lose in the mall and the voice my synesthesia loves to paint with. dutifully, i have imagined flying picking up the broom in my hands belting as loudly as i can and soaring far above the clouds - painting my skin green because it is passable the only "girl's" role i have ever wanted. fearfully, i hide beneath the table, dodging bits of smashed glass. sometimes, the doctor and i lie side by side and wonder what not lying by omission might feel like. at other times, the creature and i discuss what it might mean to be loved. lovingly, i cradle their faces my parent's hands cupping each school boy's cheeks, as i memorize voices singing "drink with me; remember my life means something." names, i do not remember, but the songs, their communion, i know. note by note, i sing myself a home: an underground lake, a castle in the west a disheveled lab armchair, a house on rue plumet, and - when i am sad- i run home to the music notes that have made me who i am. in the labyrinth, i defy gravity, and feel alive; for they tell me "who am i?": a musical medley of a life of near thirty years - p. s. shuller.

[feely-touchy]

I worry that I don't have memories

When the forget-me-nots bloom wildly

Like laughter echoing in bottles

Broken against bars in the raucusness of youth

Instead there's elephants on the horizon

Unforgettable

Ears to the ground

But seldom a rumble from where I am

Just slides in a projector

There one second

Gone the next

No lingering burn of LCDs

It's faceless

Horror

Dread without name

Unable to see where the hands come from

Where the tendrils end

Where my tendons begin

Moving my body forward through time

A marionette

Able to recall the steps

But not the voices

Nor the laughter

I remember the shapes people put themselves in

The shape my mouth was

When I was there in passing

Visiting my body enough to keep the timeshare going

But I don't own anything

There's nobody home even now

So what will tomorrow bring

If nothing

What will be left of me

When all the new things blossom

Around me

Carnivorous and hungry

Eating my face

[readbroadsheets]

My face blindness is embarrassing – but it tells me a lot about other people

I grew up thinking I just didn’t fit it. Now, I immediately tell people I can’t recognise faces – and their response is a good measure of ki

[mkberiksen]

Face-blindness and webcomics

I’m almost 40 years old today, and was only diagnosed with ASD and partial face-blindness a little over 10 years ago. I’ve always been a huge comic book fan, since I find it easier to relate to drawings than real people, but before I got my diagnosis I never understood why I had such difficulties drawing faces and expressions. I gradually quit drawing regularly, only doing the occasional concept sketch for my roleplaying campaigns and never anything detailed. After my diagnosis, I almost gave up on my life-long dream of making comics entirely, thinking it futile. That changed when I read Check, please! by @ngoziu . Her way of storytelling is amazing, and the characters are so likeable and lifelike. The main character, Eric Bittle, is one of the first characters I’ve ever fully related to, with his mismatched combination of interests and growing up as a gay kid in a conservative environment. But most of all, Ngozi Ukazu’s art style spoke to me on a psychological level, and I realized that there were ways for me to get around some of my face blindness. She leaves out the pupils in many of her characters’ eyes, and still manages to capture every bit of emotion and expression a scene requires. It turns out that for me, removing the pupils in a picture makes it a lot more comfortable and less exhausting for me to look at them, and after a few tests, I decided to give drawing a shot. That was a little over one year ago, and I’ve drawn almost daily ever since. So I owe her a big thank you. She not only made my favorite comic book ever, she unknowingly helped me overcome one of the few things I’ve wanted to change with myself. So, thank you Ngozi Ukazu!

[kidsviral-blog]

Do You Have Trouble Recognizing People? You Might Suffer From This Condition

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Do You Have Trouble Recognizing People? You Might Suffer From This Condition

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Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki has worked at the same company for years, but every day, he brings a map to the office. Why? He can’t recognize anyone.

Dr. Kruszelnicki suffers from prosopagnosia, or “face blindness,” which is a disorder that’s estimated to affect roughly 2.5 percent of the world’s population. While some people are born with it, others develop the condition as a result of a traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative disease, or stroke. As of now, doctors have no way to treat it.

People with face blindness say that many faces appear to be upside down. With features out of place, it’s nearly impossible to recognize someone, even when they are a close friend or family member.

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Read More: Would You Tattoo Your Baby To Save Its Life? These Parents Are Considering It.

Listen to Dr. Kruszelnicki explain what it’s like to live with this incurable disorder.

If you think that you or someone you know might have face blindness, check out TestMyBrain to learn more about signs and symptoms.

Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/face-blindness/

[aberwerzogausummichzufinden]

Do any other autistic people experience this weird thing where you think you know a person and are convinced theyre that one person, but later you realize that they looked NOTHING like them?? But you thought they were a person that you know really well?? And who you see everyday?? For example, if I'm waiting for a very good friend, I might think someone is them, when they clearly do not look alike. Is that related to autism? Is it a “reversed“ form of face-blindness?

[professorfangirl]

I Can't See Faces: 5 Weird Facts About My Life

We sat down with someone who suffers from face-blindness, and it turns out it's even weirder than you'd expect.

People think I’m bullshitting because I just don’t care enough to remember their names--but it’s A REAL THING. (With a beautiful name, prosopagnosia. Much prettier than “I’m a shithead who can’t remember who you are.”)

[randomaznninja]

flower-hat replied to your post “flower-hat replied to your post “I met a homestuck in the elevator...”

OH MY GOSH YOU AND YOUR FACE-BLINDNESS

IT’S HARD, OKAY? I WAS PANICKING TOO, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN I MEET A HOMESTUCK IRL