Guest guest Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 One of the clear " something is wrong " moments for me was when my son brought home his first grade class picture and could only name about eight children even though he is a very social child. My daughter, two years younger, brought hers home and new every child's name without hesitation. Like you, he can't remember the names of aunts, uncles and teachers. But once in a while, he gets it right away. Like his baseball coach -- he got it on the first day. I think it is because it's a clear title like, " Coach " . He loves to use descriptors to describe people when I'm trying to figure out who he's talking about [because he doesn't know the name]. He'll say, " The green guy with bumps on his legs and fur on his face " . Green refers to the shirt color, bumps might mean eczema or moles, and fur would be a beard. I just tell people " He has a hard time recognizing faces " when it comes up and they usually don't seem too fazed. -Mich ---- Suzanne Markwood <suzmarkwood@...> wrote: > I definitely see the " face memory " issue with my son. And due to his Asperger's he will blurt out, " Who are you again? " to people he has met before. In one case, it was my uncle who n has met many times over the years, in fact we have stayed at my aunt and uncle's house overnight a few times when visiting. I always feel embarrassed when he does this. But we had a conversation one day that helped me realize that he really does see things differently. He was talking about the twins in his class, they are boy/girl twins and he said they look exactly alike, he can't tell them apart except one has longer hair (the girl.) I thought, wow they really don't look alike to me, just like brother and sister. > I always thought his not remembering people was just an issue of not paying attention, but now I think he may have this problem of not being able to identify people by seeing their face. And I notice if we run into someone from school in a different setting, say the grocery store, he will never recognize them, even if they say " Hi n. " I am trying to work with him on figuring out who someone is without asking, but I haven't had much luck yet. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Suzanne > suzmarkwood@... > > > > > From: Pamela <susanonderko@...> > Subject: ( ) Re: Movies > > Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 7:50 AM > > >  > > > > Some people don't have a memory for faces our neuropyschologist > said. My daughter does not have a memory for faces or > places. She does remember things. She won't remember how > to get home from some place but she remembers the church > had a red door. She has visual spatial issues. And I guess > with social anxiety and Asperger's some kids don't > remember faces especially if there is more than one > in the picture. > > I have no patience for most movies anymore like I use to when > I was younger. A lot of the time when I watch a movie my > mind is somewhere else. If you have any anxiety (I do) > the mind tends to remember vividly negative events > and objects and not remeber a lot of other things. Anxiety > crowds out other thoughts and memories. Min my lately > is hyperfocused on school accomodations and teaching > my daughter social skills. > > take care, > Pam > > > > > > Hi all, > > My oldest son(8) has Aspergers and my 3yo daughter is being evaluated next week. I have a family history of autism on my side, so I can't help but question some of my own thoughts and behaviors. > > > > One that is really troubling to me is that when I watch a movie(if I can actually sit through one) it is like watching it for the first time, even if I've seen it 3x before. Half way through the movie I'll see some tree or car or other non-signifigant detail and realize that I've seen it before. I won't remember the plot, actors, etc. This frustrates my husband to no end, but kinda scares me. > > > > Just wondering if anyone here had any thoughts on this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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