What It’s Like To Live With Prosopagnosia (AKA Face Blindness)

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Have you ever heard of Prosopagnosia?

It’s basically where you can’t really recognise people’s faces - also known as face blindness

If this sounds familiar to you, you’re not alone- it’s estimated that up to 2.5 per cent of the population has it!

And one of those people is actually Brad Pitt. Who has spoken out before about the loneliness of the condition.

Whilst some people can be only mildly affected, others may not even recognise their own reflection.

Generally, people with prosopagnosia fall into two categories: those who are born with the condition, and those who acquire it later on in life,

Scientists theorise that the lifelong form of it may run in families…

Whilst people who acquire it may have lesions in the brain as a result of a head injury or trauma. People can also acquire the condition after strokes or as they develop Alzheimer’s disease.

Faceblind.org co-founder Brad Duchaine says it can be difficult for people with prosopagnosia to get a diagnosis as many professionals are not aware of it

Although there’s no treatment for Prosopagnosia, there are ways to manage it

People with prosopagnosia often focus on features like hair colour, walking style or voices to tell people apart.

Do you think you or anyone you know might have this? Let us know how this affects you in the comments