When I was younger I had a great deal of trouble recognizing facial expressions. For example, it was hard for me to tell whether someone was smiling or barely managing to hold back tears. I could usually figure out which was which from context, at least when the emotions involved were so different. With nuances like the difference between a smirk and a grin, I was completely unable to tell the difference. Ditto for picking up emotional content from intonation and vocal tone.
As a teenager I trained myself to recognize specific small details that reliably distinguish between otherwise similar-looking expressions; tightened muscles, gaze direction, shoulder height and angle, things like that.
I’ve been diagnosed with Asperger’s, ADHD, and delayed sleep phase disorder.
As a teenager I trained myself to recognize specific small details that reliably distinguish between otherwise similar-looking expressions; tightened muscles, gaze direction, shoulder height and angle, things like that.
Could you do a discussion post on this? It would really help me.
That’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while, and I’ve tried to start writing the post a couple times, but I’ve had a really hard time putting a lot of it into words. I’ll give it another shot, though, interest is highly motivating.
Do you have an android device? This tool was useful for me personally. It only covers facial expressions for the fundamental emotions; however, I can now reliably notice the disgust response in people where I couldn’t before.
When I was younger I had a great deal of trouble recognizing facial expressions. For example, it was hard for me to tell whether someone was smiling or barely managing to hold back tears. I could usually figure out which was which from context, at least when the emotions involved were so different. With nuances like the difference between a smirk and a grin, I was completely unable to tell the difference. Ditto for picking up emotional content from intonation and vocal tone.
As a teenager I trained myself to recognize specific small details that reliably distinguish between otherwise similar-looking expressions; tightened muscles, gaze direction, shoulder height and angle, things like that.
I’ve been diagnosed with Asperger’s, ADHD, and delayed sleep phase disorder.
Could you do a discussion post on this? It would really help me.
That’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while, and I’ve tried to start writing the post a couple times, but I’ve had a really hard time putting a lot of it into words. I’ll give it another shot, though, interest is highly motivating.
I would also be very interested in a post on that topic.
Do you have an android device? This tool was useful for me personally. It only covers facial expressions for the fundamental emotions; however, I can now reliably notice the disgust response in people where I couldn’t before.
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