bumble
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 Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:11 pm Post subject: Using Facial Expressions |
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Do you use facial expressions?
I have read that people with asperger's don't usually use facial expressions, which is one thing that (although most other symptoms fit) makes me wonder if I do have an ASD as I tend to be fairly expressive with my face these days.
I do remember that when I was a teenager people were always telling me to cheer up (even when I was lost in my own thoughts and quite happy) because I looked as miserable as sin to them or I didn't always smile. This drove me nuts and I went back home to my mum one day and said "What am I supposed to do, walk around grinning like a cheshire cat all day?". After this I made a point of grinning at people although there are times I still get told to cheer up so I must occasionally forget lol.
However when my sense of humour pops out I can suddenly become very animated with exaggerated facial expressions for which I blame Lee Evans as he is one of my favourite comedians and I tend to mimic things I like...such as his mannerisms on stage, including the vocal tones he uses as well.
Do people with asperger's use facial expressions?
When it comes to other peoples facial expressions...yes I can read them if they are obvious or exaggerated but not so well if they are subtle. Also some facial expressions can look so similar to each other that it can sometimes be hard to define which emotion they are actually for. Yet I have had people tell me that my own face is errr, a little animated, so I obviously use facial expressions myself lol.
I am curious as to whether others use facial expressions etc. |
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NathanealWest
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| I used a lot of angry facial expressions two nights ago but that was psyching myself to stay with it while I was dancing with a hurt leg. |
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League_Girl
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Yes I do use facial expressions. I used to get told a lot to smile and at work I would get asked what's wrong and then it started to irritate me because I do not like people asking me the same stuff over and over.
I don't know if mine are normal or not. |
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bee33
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| I use normal facial expressions, I think, though it's hard to judge your own expressions unless someone is giving you feedback. My AS is very mild, though, other than in social interaction. |
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daydreamer84
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I use facial expressions........... I'm very expressive. I've been told that /been laughed at because I have some strange ones. ........... |
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Zen
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I've been called stoic, wooden, too serious, etc., so I'm guessing not. Although I do smile or laugh when I genuinely think something funny or cute, apparently it isn't enough? I feel really awkward faking it, so I don't. |
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IdahoRose
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I don't know how to properly use facial expressions. The majority of the time, my facial expression is totally blank. People continually ask me "what's wrong?" and always assume I'm lying when I say "nothing", so then I really do have to lie in order to get them to stop pestering me. People have told me that my default expression seems sad or angry, and that it's obvious that I fake my smiles in all of my photographs.
However, I do smile genuinely when something truly makes me happy. |
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Ellytoad
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:20 am Post subject: |
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I sometimes get asked why I'm so sad.
It's funny though... I feel my face as being flat, but when I look in the mirror and observe it, I find that I'm capable of extremely animated expressions with no effort at all. That means my emotions are showing through my face without my being aware of it. Darn! |
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Yensid
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I have been told that I look unhappy when I was just trying to think hard about something. I have been told that I have an unusually expressive face. So I guess that I have facial expressions, but they are a bit abnormal.
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blackcat
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Sure, I use facial expression. Just the wrong ones at the wrong times. I have also been told that I make a lot of odd facial expressions. I don't really know what my face is doing most of the time. I only know what my face looks like when I am staring at that jerk in the mirror. Otherwise...as far as I am aware I have no face at all. It's weird.
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Conspicuous
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To me, all facial expressions are manual; I don't seem to use any if I leave my face on automatic. I pretty much smile all the time nowadays. If I don't, people start asking me why I'm so mad.
Once, I was just watching a coworker do something and he saw me and asked, "What's with the death glare?" I could've sworn my expression was neutral at the time, so I guess I still have a ways to go with my expressions. |
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LadyGray
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I tend to remember funny things very frequently or think thoughts that amuse me, making me smile. It's the only expression I can really do, though, and I often smile at inappropriate times.
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Henbane
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The amount of times I've heard "Cheer up love, it might never happen" is ridiculous. What am I meant to do, go round grinning like a cheshire cat all day?
Yes, I seem to have limited facial expression. I'd better start practicing.         |
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pensieve
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:06 am Post subject: |
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Depends on my level of stress. I can have flat affect when around too many people. When comfortable with people I can use more facial expressions. I'm usually exaggerating my facial expressions. I copy from actors that play characters in shows I like and I can hold the same expression for much longer than I should.
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