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03 Feb 2016, 2:45 pm

Sometimes, a person who is quite upset could seem to be smiling at first glance.



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03 Feb 2016, 2:46 pm

to add to the last post, ive been known to be hyper empathetic?? is that part ofit because i know its not unusual for an aspie to have hyper empathy


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03 Feb 2016, 4:24 pm

Basic sure. The less basic the less likely I can read them.



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03 Feb 2016, 4:34 pm

I got 19 out of 36. Some of those choices those were like, "What does not belong: orange, banana, grape, moon" level of choices and some I just did not even think of when I saw the image before reading the choices.


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03 Feb 2016, 4:49 pm

I did really well...But only because I had a bunch of answers to choose from. Had I not had anything to choose from, I wouldn't have gotten that many correct. It's just a process of elimination. I think I only missed like 4 or 5.

Not a very good test.



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03 Feb 2016, 5:17 pm

Most HFA can read basic emotions from people's faces.


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03 Feb 2016, 8:28 pm

teksla wrote:
Hello,
can any of you look of a picture of someone who is crying and understand/remember that they are most likely sad?
(When replying, if possible please state if you are professionally diagnosed or not. )
Thank you very much.


Yes, I can. I'm officially diagnosed.



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03 Feb 2016, 8:59 pm

AspieAlphys28 wrote:
apparently im pretty good! i got a 23/36 on this test

http://projects.nytimes.com/balloteer/m ... g-the-eyes

does this mean im not autistic?? my mom said i fit every diagnostic criteria almost to a T but i could read emotions pretty well. im confused about this! can someone help?

im a self diagnosed aspie as of right now, though some people pretty much know that im autistic..

No, it doesn't mean you're not autistic. You don't have to have every symptom.

I'm a diagnosed Aspie and I can read some emotions. Like, if someone was crying I would definitely know they were sad. But even more subtly then that, if my friend is slumped over and still, I know he's upset. I suspect, though, that's there's a lot of emotion I miss.



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03 Feb 2016, 10:10 pm

I'm professionally diagnosed, You see that's the thing, it seems from what I've read one of the main symptoms with Aspergers is difficulty comprehending other people's emotions by their facial expression, but if anything I feel like I'm really over observant with people's emotions and the vibe they give off, it confuses me a little. I can see when someone smiles, frowns or rolls their eyes, when I should stop talking or allow them to speak etc. Is it possible for someone with Aspergers to be the opposite and to actually pay extra close attention to somebody's facial expression and feel especially sensitive if it's a negative expression too?



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04 Feb 2016, 2:27 pm

Callmesisixoxo wrote:
I'm professionally diagnosed, You see that's the thing, it seems from what I've read one of the main symptoms with Aspergers is difficulty comprehending other people's emotions by their facial expression, but if anything I feel like I'm really over observant with people's emotions and the vibe they give off, it confuses me a little. I can see when someone smiles, frowns or rolls their eyes, when I should stop talking or allow them to speak etc. Is it possible for someone with Aspergers to be the opposite and to actually pay extra close attention to somebody's facial expression and feel especially sensitive if it's a negative expression too?

I think so. I'm very sensitive to other people's perceived tone.



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04 Feb 2016, 5:41 pm

Diagnosed Aspie here. I don't believe I've ever had any difficulty reading basic facial expressions and tone of voice, etc. Sometimes I pick up fairly subtle things - e.g. I phoned a guy at work and asked him to repeat an analytical assay, he said he'd do it but I could hear a slight tremor in his voice when he said it, and from that I got the feeling that my request scared him for some reason, that maybe he didn't want to do it. Sure enough, he never sent me the results.