Actually, I have less problem understanding people if I can see their face, but the audio synchronation needs to be good. For example, my TV's audio is going through a receiver so it is delayed by about 0.2 seconds. That causes me a great deal of problems. Cell Phone video sometimes isn't good enough for me to see the speakers face properly. Btw, I just figured out three years ago that I have been using some form of lip reading when I talk with someone.
Same here! You described my situation exactly. When I'm in a meeting, I need to be in a location were I can see everyone. If I'm not, then I can't follow the meeting. I'm missing too much data. I think I asked you before, but are you on the spectrum also?
I don't have the springy walk either. I'm sensitive to color and motion, but I never noticed it growing up. I was really good at spotting game while hunting. I can identify the species of an 6 inch lizard at 40 yards by the way it moves. The motion sensitive is only a problem when I'm trying to read text on web pages with moving graphics.
I was also raised before there was a lot if awareness regarding high functioning autism. In fact, I'm 60 and just got my first official autism diagnosis. It took the psychologist 3 months to write up the analysis of my testing.
It's funny you mention your grade school teacher who thought you were retarded. I had similar issues. In 4th grade I was put in the dummy class because in 3rd grade I told my teacher that two parallel lines do in fact meet. I tried to explain that they meet at infinity. She wouldn't listen. I'm a math prodigy. Didn't figure that out until I was a sophomore in high school.
Btw, there is a saying, "if you have met one autist, you have met one autist." :)
Actually, I have less problem understanding people if I can see their face, but the audio synchronation needs to be good. For example, my TV's audio is going through a receiver so it is delayed by about 0.2 seconds. That causes me a great deal of problems. Cell Phone video sometimes isn't good enough for me to see the speakers face properly. Btw, I just figured out three years ago that I have been using some form of lip reading when I talk with someone.
Same here! You described my situation exactly. When I'm in a meeting, I need to be in a location were I can see everyone. If I'm not, then I can't follow the meeting. I'm missing too much data. I think I asked you before, but are you on the spectrum also?
I don't have the springy walk either. I'm sensitive to color and motion, but I never noticed it growing up. I was really good at spotting game while hunting. I can identify the species of an 6 inch lizard at 40 yards by the way it moves. The motion sensitive is only a problem when I'm trying to read text on web pages with moving graphics.
I was also raised before there was a lot if awareness regarding high functioning autism. In fact, I'm 60 and just got my first official autism diagnosis. It took the psychologist 3 months to write up the analysis of my testing.
It's funny you mention your grade school teacher who thought you were retarded. I had similar issues. In 4th grade I was put in the dummy class because in 3rd grade I told my teacher that two parallel lines do in fact meet. I tried to explain that they meet at infinity. She wouldn't listen. I'm a math prodigy. Didn't figure that out until I was a sophomore in high school.
Btw, there is a saying, "if you have met one autist, you have met one autist." :)
I'm not autistic, just antisocial, every time I speak to someone I always look at their mouths, never the eyes. Been doing it all my life.
I have a similar issue, masks make it nearly impossible to understand people because I can't see their face
I hate going out in public anymore. It's so stressful not being able to really understand what people are saying :(
I just keep asking "What?" multiple times. Usually they finally drop the mask to talk to me. Kek.