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Comment author: [deleted] 28 April 2011 07:25:47PM 0 points [-]

I had a very similar experience with the exercise, thinking that I was going to get little better than guessing randomly, but instead got 29. If the explanation for this is that (neurotypical) people intuitively have the ability to read facial expressions due to evolution, why are my/our confidence levels low?

<sarcasm> Is... is it poor social skills making these skills rarely practiced? It could be, at least for me. </sarcasm>

Comment author: wedrifid 29 April 2011 03:39:18AM 0 points [-]

Is... is it poor social skills making these skills rarely practiced?

Many (but not all) of the social difficulties associated with high functioning autistism can be attributed to a bias in attention. Going through life caring about the wrong things will leave you with a distorted skill base.

Comment author: wedrifid 29 April 2011 03:37:27AM 0 points [-]

If the explanation for this is that (neurotypical) people intuitively have the ability to read facial expressions due to evolution, why are my/our confidence levels low?

I know my confidence in the read was tied to the feeling that I was being constrained. Normally I would have more to go on than just the tiny little slit where the eyes are.

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