#flataffect

[autism-actually]

Our latest meme is an amusing reflection of when we are done masking and on our way to burnout, and how us as Autistics may feel. [Text: When you are done masking and you are told 'Why aren't you smiling?'] [Image description: Autism Actually logo with a photo of grumpy cat] #Autism #masking #takethemaskoff #flataffect #Neurodiversity https://www.instagram.com/p/B5lkeBIB3E7/?igshid=1qxvun86mfj8s

[autism-actually]

Our latest meme is about flat affect, we hope you find it as amusing as we do! [Text reads: When you have a flat affect and try and do something with your face] [Image desciption: Dog looking surprised with Autism Actually logo at bottom right corner] #Autism #flataffect #interoception #Neurodiversity https://www.instagram.com/p/B3EFvV9hUGt/?igshid=gwhbaircto0a

[thecpdiary]

More on ‘flat affect

​When I learn more about my disability, I learn more about myself and I’m still learning things about myself. I know I have flat affect. It is the result of unusual brain activity, slightly more complicated in my case, because my emotions are impaired through cerebral palsy. One area of my brain that isn’t active is the one which is responsible for emotional response, in other words a function of alertness, level of distraction, vigilance, a direction of attention and stress. It controls how ready a person is to perform tasks in a timely and effective manner and in response to daily experiences and is what I struggle with. I cannot translate an emotion into a physical reaction. Others with flat affect may feel emotions, but may not show it on their face or through their actions. I don’t respond in the same way as someone who doesn’t have a brain impairment and who doesn’t experience problems with a lack of emotions. Flat affect is a symptom of other conditions, in my case Autism that is brought about through cerebral palsy. It is not a condition or disorder on its own. For more inspirational, life-changing blogs, please check out my site https://www.thecpdiary.com

[thecpdiary]

Flat affect

Every time I write a personal blog and I think I’m done with learning about myself, I find about something else that I didn’t know I had.

I’d stare in the mirror as a child, not because I was vein and I liked looking at myself, but because my facial expressions seemed flat. I didn’t know it was a thing until recently when my therapist talked about my face lacking expression, known as “Flat affect,” brought about through autism.

It’s a term used to describe a lack of emotional reactivity. It manifests in a person’s failure to express their feelings verbally or non-verbally, especially around issues that engage the emotions. A person with flat affect has nearly to no emotional expression. They may not react at all to circumstances that would evoke strong emotions in others.

I find it hard to believe this is another thing for me to find acceptance on. When I smile, my facial expressions are fixed instead of being naturally animated. I talk in a flat and monotoned tone. Through necessity and through my intuition, I have taught myself to read people’s facial expressions and social cues. 

I am able to think about and write my emotions down, rather than outwardly show or talk about my emotions face to face in an intimate situation. I have lived with a general anxiety disorder since I was a child, through autism I didn’t know I had. With the help of therapy it has become easier for me to talk about things,  but it has also depended on the therapist. Let’s just say I have done better in my latter years.

Through my life and up to this point, I still can’t believe how much I’ve had to teach myself over the years just to be able to function around my disability, and the fact that I’m still learning things about myself.

There is no excuse from anyone that can explain any of my experiences. I’ve gone beyond feeling anything. I feel nothing at all.  

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[thevirginiasouthpaws-blog]

This flat tire conspired to keep me from getting home. - see what I did there? #dcstreets #roughriding #doitfortheculture #doitforthegram #doitforthemusic #flattire #flataffect

[mugglebornauror]

Morning kiss 😘 #Trevor #flataffect 😂🐶

[tortslaw-blog]

What Is Flat Affect?

After traumatic brain injury, it is not uncommon for victims to seem distant, or unable to express emotions. This is a symptom of TBI known as “flat affect.”

The word “affect” in this context is used to describe a person’s expressiveness through facial expression and general demeanor.

Flat affect can be the direct result of damage to certain parts of the frontal lobe, but can also by a psychological response to depression, another common TBI side effect. If flat affect is physical in nature, it can reduce naturally over time as the brain rewires itself to take over the functions of damaged brain tissue. If flat affect is the result of depression, counseling and medication can be used to treat it. Unfortunately, however, some cases of flat affect from TBI are permanent.

http://www.tortslaw.com/what-is-flat-affect/

The brain injury attorneys at Doehrman Buba have a long history of advocacy for TBI victims and are longtime partners of the Brain Injury Association of Indiana.

[bryannarbay]

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