Aspies For Freedom

Same here

Ok I'm pathetic on this one -> 6 out of 20.

I have done that one before, got about the same as Mish, there is another one somewhere where you have to guess the expressions meaning, such as pensive, worried etc.
I was surprised how badly I did on that one, the basic ones like sad, happy, fear are fine, but the complex ones are very hard to distinguish.

15 out of 20, curiouser and curiouser!!! :tonbreu:

Hey, my 100th post, do I get a medal or a chest to pin it on!!!  :roll:  8)

Peace

For valiant efforts during posting, and resilience shown in the face of Monty Python jokes, I award this to Ozy.

14/20

Thanks Amy!! :lol:

Thank Cthulhu, that this isn't the US Government, otherwise I'd have to wait decades for a medal. :lol:

And there was much rejoicing!!! 8)

I'll have Amber take the test later, to see how a 12 y/o does!!

Peace

Hey I passed 200, 69 posts back and I got nothing.

C'hulhu dreams in USA?

I scored 13 out of 20. Considering that you're expected to score 10 out of 20 if you make completely random guesses, this indicates that I have essentially no skill at detecting fake smiles at all.

Amber got 12 out of 20. Her criteria was based on head movments.
Mine was based on the eyes.

Peace

14 out of 20.  I think I've done that one before and got a higher score though.

Anyway - I fake smile and nod at people al the time - usually because theyre talking at me and I havent got a clue how to respond. I wonder if they can spot it

I do that a lot as well, especially when I'm in a social situation that requires that I have to interact with people I don't care for.  But the needs for diplomacy outweigh my needs to run screaming for the hills. :-(

Peace

I wish I could tell you, becca, unfortunately AS was not known about in my neck of the woods at the time when I was younger.  I just sort of developed a "tight" little smile, that seemed to satisfy the social needs of the moment.  That and a few learned catch phrases got me thru most situations.  Trial and error...lots of error.....I'v sort of "tailored a costume"
to wear.  Watching other people was helpful, it's sort of finding what works for you.  My 12 y/o daughter and I have a lot of discussions about this. (she is aspie--officially dx'd 4 years ago)

Fortunately in my job as a nurse, I can be an aspie most of the time.  The social situations that make me want to run screaming are very few and far between.

Peace

12/20, with no particular tendency to guess either genuine or fake smiles incorrectly. I tend to count smiles that look half-hearted as fake, whereas a big smile tends to be harder to distinguish. I looked mainly at their mouths, but in social situations I always look at their eyes, or past them altogether.

My fake smiles are ok, but sometimes if I can't be bothered I'll just lift up one side of my mouth, which looks very fake (and maybe a bit like a smirk), but it still shows that I tried.  :lol: