Most people I recognize by “normal” things like faces
ephemeral people like waitstaff or someone I pass in the street, never get committed to memory
but some people I can’t distinguish from others, no matter how different. I never knew why but maybe gait
For example there were two kids in my high school. I interacted with at least one of them on most days, so they were familiar. One was much taller than the other, one was brown hair the other black hair, they were in different classes, one was in a club with me the other not. They really had nothing in common that I ever figured out. Yet all four years of high school I could not tell them apart.
I am really bad with names, which may be relevant.
I do this because of it! I’m not fully faceblind and can learn to recognize people, but I cannot even form a clear picture of a face in my mind, I can only see parts at the time. But as a compensation I’m really good at recognizing people from far away just from their movement and clothes too, if they’re wearing something I’ve seen before
I recognize people by the way the walk/move, not by their face.
Huh, I wonder if that’s partly me …….
For example there were two kids in my high school. I interacted with at least one of them on most days, so they were familiar. One was much taller than the other, one was brown hair the other black hair, they were in different classes, one was in a club with me the other not. They really had nothing in common that I ever figured out. Yet all four years of high school I could not tell them apart.
I am really bad with names, which may be relevant.
It’s a thing!
I use that as part of recognizing people. Mostly from behind or far away.
Do you have aphantasia? This is pretty common among people who do.
He probably has some level of prosopagnosia.
I do this because of it! I’m not fully faceblind and can learn to recognize people, but I cannot even form a clear picture of a face in my mind, I can only see parts at the time. But as a compensation I’m really good at recognizing people from far away just from their movement and clothes too, if they’re wearing something I’ve seen before
Nope.