i'm not diagnosed with this, but i did have a head injury when i was a kid and i've long believed i'm an undiagnosed asperger. i have all of the social cues, or lack thereof, of an asperger's case. but, i'm as high functioning as the charts get (i just can't get my head around people very well), so it would kind be a diagnosis without a disease, sort of thing. i may want to look into this more seriously the next time my odsp renews.

i tend to recognize people by other markers, like haircuts, body shapes and articles of clothing. or, i'll recognize somebody from a role or position, but then i might not recognize them outside that role. i could talk to you for an hour at the bank in the afternoon, and then not recognize you at the club the same night. so, if you have a really distinctive haircut, or some other flamboyant characteristic, i'll probably recognize you. i otherwise might not recognize you until i see you in a familiar article of clothing that i've seen you in before, or something else of the sort, even after i've seen you in multiple places and multiple contexts.

again: i'm not diagnosed. i might not have a brain injury; i might just be so hopelessly aloof that i can't or don't keep track of the people around me, because i live in my own head. it might just be that. but this reoccurs, and i am aware of it.

so, if i don't recognize you, i'm not trying to be rude. jog my memory. it's not that i don't remember, it's that i can't connect the dots.

or, play along and treat me like a new face every time, if you'd like that, too.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia