The inability to read body language and nonverbal cues is part and parcel of Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism whose most notable symptom is social impairment.
I'm probably an undiagnosed Aspie; I had severe social impairment through Grade 12, when a bunch of the "popular" kids in my high school took it upon themselves to teach me that much of the inscrutable body of knowledge called "social skills" is really a set of rules that can be learned and hacked. (Bless their fuzzy little hearts, they actually understood how geeks learn stuff.) I still haven't gotten the "nonverbal cues" thing down, and likely never will.
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Date: 2006-03-23 06:31 pm (UTC)I'm probably an undiagnosed Aspie; I had severe social impairment through Grade 12, when a bunch of the "popular" kids in my high school took it upon themselves to teach me that much of the inscrutable body of knowledge called "social skills" is really a set of rules that can be learned and hacked. (Bless their fuzzy little hearts, they actually understood how geeks learn stuff.) I still haven't gotten the "nonverbal cues" thing down, and likely never will.