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First time I knew about Prosopagnosia was from playing 999 on the DS. From that point on I haven't bumped into any articles about it until today (I never looked

First time I knew about Prosopagnosia was from playing 999 on the DS. From that point on I haven't bumped into any articles about it until today (I never looked too hard into it). Here's the sentence I liked most in the article though: "Prosopagnosia can't be treated - if neural connections are not established, they can't be created afterwards." That's pretty disheartening.

rikroots 6y ago
The woman in the article seems to have a pretty severe form of the condition. Most sufferers will work out coping strategies (in my case: voice, shape, gait - I have an advantage over most people when it comes to recognising people in the distance, or with their back to me) very early on in life so that social discomfort can be minimised. A lot of us are also very good listeners, with a list of question prompts to keep the other person talking in the hope they'll say something that triggers a memory association. People do still consider me to be rude and 'stuck-up' when I ignore them in the street - but I can live with that.