WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?

The most common symptom of face blindness is an inability to recognize or discriminate between faces. This may make forming relationships more difficult, both in a personal and professional setting.

If your child has face blindness, they may:

Wait for you to wave when you're picking them from school or an event

Approach strangers thinking they are you or someone they know

Not recognize familiar people, like neighbours, close relatives or family friends, especially when they see them out of context

Become clingy or withdrawn in public

Have difficulty following plots of characters in movies or TV shows

Have difficulty making friends

Seem withdrawn at school, but confident at home

Many of these symptoms can be attributed to other things, including shyness. Talk to your child's pediatrician if you're concerned.