Using misleading facial expressions

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Has it ever occurred that you've been talking to someone, perhaps while somewhat distracted, and your face suddenly becomes sullen or other wise changed, causing people to start apologizing for offending you, but really your change in expression has no relation to what they've been saying? This used to happen to me a lot when I'd come home after riding my bike or something. My face would go blank, and I'd stare at the floor, and then my mom would walk in and ask what was wrong. But really there was nothing wrong, I was simply tired and caught up in some thought. Or like if someone is excited about something and wants to share their excitement, but you give them an under/overenthusiastic look, causing them to think that you don't really care.

I do these a lot. I really hate maintaining facial expressions.

Remember eye brows contribute to the expression - I just keep mine still and free of expression as not to mislead

Totally!

I have a lot of difficulty in maintaining the correct facial experssion. At home I don't worry as much. The kids tend to know how I'm feeling by my voice (and I guess I try a little harder with them). But in public and at work I don't realize how inscrutable I am. People often think I'm upset or angry when all that I show is a blank face. When they ask I always tell them I feel great.

I don't have to try at all with my partner. She knows that I am what I am, and doesn't put anything into the lack of emotion on my face.

I've studied facial expressions and have to focus on them when talking to people. Sometimes I forget and cause some kind of communication problem...

People who know me don't seem to have the same problem as people I don't know well....as expected.

This definitely applies to me. For years, I've had people suddenly come up to me and ask "Are you okay?" Apparently, whenever I'm working on something, my face changes and I think to them I look upset or sad. It doesn't feel that way physically, because I don't feel my eyebrows scrunch up or the corners of my mouth frown. I try to make it up to them by smiling and saying "Everything's peachy!" but I usually over do it. I wish I could tell when I look that way without having to have a mirror at my desk or something.

For some reaon, I smile when I talk about something overwhelmingly scary. People then think that I'm some sort of sadist.
I'm also usually unable to hide that I don't like something.
By the way, I think everybody's faces go scrunched up when they're busy or worried, that's why it's not just Aspies that have worry creases on their faces.

Thats a problem I have sometimes.

When I'm at school, my friends often ask me whats wrong, and when I tell them nothing they then say that I should smile then.

When I'm thinking I take on a sullen look. Personally I'd prefer that than to be smiling at the time.

I also have people asking me if I am mad, or if I am feeling ok, when most
of the time I am fine. Its not quiet true that aspies don't have expressive faces.

I have a tendency to look sad when I'm supposed to be excited. I'm actually just surprised, but I have a lot of trouble displaying excitement.

A lot of guys also think I'm hitting on them when I don't mean to. That one I haven't quite figured out yet!

Apparently I always frown and look angry; No matter what mood I'm in.

I get this alot too. A friend of mine said my facial expressions rarely match my emotions.

People think I'm angry all the time, but I'm just usually somewhere else... It confuses me...