Recognizing body language and facial expressions, etc.
I know that some people with high-functioning autism have little expression in their face, or speak in a somewhat monotone voice. However, I have never had those problems. My voice is as varied as other people's, and I've been told that I'm very expressive. Yet, I have difficulty noticing and interpreting the facial expressions and vocal tone of other people. It was more of a problem when I was younger, and I think I've made quite a lot of progress in that area, having learned to take more notice of other people's body language.
Still, how is it that I can be so expressive myself, but have trouble recognizing when other people do the same things I do?
I'm the same way. Especially with facial expressions. Recognizing tone of voice/body language isn't as a much of a problem as facial expressions.
I'm also expressive with my face, though I have been told that I'm quite expressive with my mouth, and less expressive with my eyes, whereas NTs tend to be more expressive with their eyes. So for me, I think it's that my expressions are different from NTs.
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-Allie
Canadian, young adult, student demisexual-heteroromantic, cisgender female, autistic
I'm also expressive with my face, though I have been told that I'm quite expressive with my mouth, and less expressive with my eyes, whereas NTs tend to be more expressive with their eyes. So for me, I think it's that my expressions are different from NTs.
I've never been told that my expressions are unusual or different. From what I can tell, they're normal. Yet I still find (or have in the past, at least) difficulty recognizing them in others.
What do you mean? Isn't all speech expressive by nature? How can speech, which manifests itself by external audio in the ears of others, be receptive?
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