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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023
  • PancakeLegend@mander.xyztoAutism@lemmy.world•Let's Play AQ-10 • resultsEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Thanks for doing this.

    The first question about noticing noises is quite emphatic. 23:0. I wonder if an in-person autistic assessment could use this.

    I once sat down in a therapist’s room and immediately noticed that there were 2 clocks in the room, not because I could see them, but because I could hear both of them ticking off-beat.

    Rather than asking people, a room could be scattered with a few buzzing, humming, ticking, devices that could be easily turned off if the subject(?) noticed them.

    Even if the person didn’t mention it, it’s possible that the annoyance could help to bring out traits.

  • PancakeLegend@mander.xyztoAutism@lemmy.world•Let's Play AQ-10 • I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their faceEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’m not too bad at reading emotion on people’s faces in photos/videos, but I don’t spend a lot of time looking at people’s faces when I talk to them in person. I’m aware that things like microexpressions exist, but you need to be watching a person’s face to catch them. I wonder why I’ve never seen this consideration discussed in relation to autism.

    “Hey, are you not looking at people’s faces when you talk to them? Is your attention split by thinking about the correct amount of eye contact that you should be making? You might be missing a bunch of subtle information that is expressed through facial expressions during conversations!” Groundbreaking research!!

    I don’t think I like this question. Especially the inclusion of knowing what someone is thinking. Knowing what someone is thinking would require an awful lot of context and familiarity with a person to the extent that everyone should be answering no.