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When I was younger I had a great deal of trouble recognizing facial expressions. For example, it was hard for me to tell whether someone was smiling or barely managing to hold back tears. I could usually figure out which was which from context, at least when the emotions involved were so different. With nuances like the difference between a smirk and a grin, I was completely unable to tell the difference. Ditto for picking up emotional content from intonation and vocal tone.
As a teenager I trained myself to recognize specific small details that reliably distinguish between otherwise similar-looking expressions; tightened muscles, gaze direction, shoulder height and angle, things like that.
I've been diagnosed with Asperger's, ADHD, and delayed sleep phase disorder.
Could you do a discussion post on this? It would really help me.
That's something I've wanted to do for a while, and I've tried to start writing the post a couple times, but I've had a really hard time putting a lot of it into words. I'll give it another shot, though, interest is highly motivating.
I would also be very interested in a post on that topic.
Do you have an android device? This tool was useful for me personally. It only covers facial expressions for the fundamental emotions; however, I can now reliably notice the disgust response in people where I couldn't before.
Check out Paul Ekman's books