@actuallyautistic Okay, folks... riddle me this.
When my ex-wife was glaring at me, I did not see the glare, and this caused us a whole bunch of disputes over the years.
The thing is, however, that if you put pictures of people in front of me and you ask about how they feel, I'm going to get it right.
So I'm confused.
Are there autistic people who can pass the "tell me what this person is feeling?" test on the basis of pictures, but fail to notice the feelings displayed on folks' faces when they are involved in a situation with those folks?
Like... if they are being tested in a clam setting, they can do it. (In a clam setting, at the bottom of the sea. Har... har... I meant a calm setting.)
But if they are in a possibly anxiety-inducing situation, the ability goes out the window?
@yourautisticlife @actuallyautistic
I'm able to easily detect negative emotions (anger, frustration) in other people's expressions, but not positive/affirmational (compassion/love) emotions. I've been told that's common in people with the kind of childhood I had.
@ScottSoCal @yourautisticlife @actuallyautistic
I guess that I can probably agree with what you mentioned about positive emotions, because I feel like I haven't been exposed to them as much as more negative ones... it's more like "what's this?" for me