Do you have an expressive face?

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I do have an expressive face but I don't use it the way I am expected to.

My face can be very expressive, dramatic in fact. I can also be expressionless, especially if I'm angry at something someone has said, but don't feel up to arguing with them - I tend to avoid conflict. My expression doesn't tend to accurately convey what's going on in my mind, or the magnitude of my feelings.

I've apparently an expressive face, but my face expresses something different from what I feel, this is a big part of miscommunication with people.

I'd have nothing on my mind, and someone would say "why are you pissed off".
But when i'm really pissed off about something, people don't notice.

Yes.
My boss once told me I should consider taking acting classes because apparently I have an expressive face.

Sometimes I feel that I show little emotion when I am in a social situation and then when I am around a few people I know well or at home I show more emotion. Sometimes people will say "What's wrong you look mad, sad, upset or confused depending on the issue." Sometimes I am not feeling any of those emotions or will not admit to it if I am.

I can relate since sometimes I will feel that I am just glancing over at someone and the person says "why are you giving me a dirty look or why do you look mad?"

Yep. I'm told about this all the time. On the rare occasion someone outside of my little circle of friends gets me to really smile or laugh, people stare at my like I've just sprouted a second head and started singing opera. (Everyone starts talking about how they like how I laugh or that I should smile more often, and that just makes me immediately return to what has been nicknamed my "what the h*ll do you want?" face.)
I also apparently have a facial expression that only those who have to deal with me talking about my special interests get to see. I've been told my eyes double in size and I look like a giddy five-year-old.

have you ever witnessed anyone who has seen a person suddenly sprout a second head that spontaneously erupted into a virtuoso vocal performance? if not, then how can you tell that they think that way of you? (no need to answer. i am just doodling while waiting for a program to finish.)



i do not understand how anyone can "like" the sound of another persons laugh. i do not find it unpleasant, but i also do not find it pleasant.

i never smile except when i am not allowed to do so, and then i go into laughing fits. my face is almost always expressionless because i rarely feel anything other than equilibrium. i really could not care less about almost everything i witness.

I don't get it, either. Most of the time other people laughing irritates me. It's just such an odd sound... How could that be pleasant? I'd rather listen to my dog scream.

Makes me wonder why on earth the psychologist started to suggest AS. Her report is full my mentions about my emotional responses. Scared, avoidant, nervous and list goes on.
There are lots occasions where others are very curious about the of my mind. "Why you are so happy?", "Why you are so depressed?" etc. I don't usually admit it but they are correct...
I have very expressive face. It takes lot of effort to try to suppress it. It is a constant battle whether I should remain expressionless or not. I apparently lost my expressiveness during very heavy depression but gained it back. I was totally numb.

my one expression is a smiling face when talking even when saying something bad. except of course when im having a meltdown.

Yes! I've read the comments and can relate to many. I find it embarrassing and my family, at times, get annoyed. I also have the permanent scowl face. I'm undiagnosed with being on the autism spectrum, so I just thought this was just another weird thing about me, and me alone. Also, when I find something funny, I literally, laugh out loud, which causes "your crazy" glances or remarks. One person thought something was wrong with me and actually asked me if I was ok. Sometimes,my whole body over reacts if I'm in a silly mood.

I do think i have quite an expressive face, but it is somehow never perceived as such by people! To them i only have one facial expression.

My written diagnostic assessment described that "...although [AspieUtah] directed his facial expression to the examiner, he showed a limited number of these expressions."

At least one of my former friends once remarked, when I had turned to know what had caused a loud noise near us, "Aaand, there's the 'look.'" The "look" was a serious, even angry, furled brow considering how loud the noise was. My friend's remark seemed very dismissive and insulting to me then and now.

So, I guess I have few expressions at hand.

I have one I'm trying not to stare at lately due to looking like a zombie mixed with a permanently quizzical ostrich of some kind, I always think I'm dying or my face is built wrong or there's someone behind me so avoid thinking too much about my face.

I used to hide my emotions because I was embarrassed about them, or embarrassed about showing them, or just didn't want certain people to make a big deal about my emotions. I also had anxiety, so that made me hide or mis-represent my emotions. It backfired; now people said I had no expressions and possibly no emotions. Stupid me, but hindsight is 20/20.