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Literature

Biographies and Personal Experiences

Individual accounts, exploration and collections of first-hand experience of face blindness, written by people who are face blind themselves.

Face Blind!

Bill Choisser (1997-2009)

The first book on face blindness, written by the first lay person to be identified with the condition (only available online).

    What It’s Like to be Face Blind

    Edited by Jo Livingston (2012)

    Stories from around the world, told by a few of the millions who are face blind.

      You Don’t Look Like Anyone I Know

      Heather Sellars (2010)

      A true storyof family, face blindness and forgiveness.

        The Faces of Prosopagnosia: Without the Science

        B. Gilzene (2013)

        A collection of anecdotes illustrating the experiences of people with face blindness.

          BrainStorming: Functional Lessons from a Dysfunctional Brain

          Tara Fall (2014)

          Neurology patient surviving epilepsy, faceblindness and stroke.

            Fiction

            Fiction where the main character has face blindness.

            Mapping Charlie

            Jane Meyerding (2010)

            A murder mystery with a main character who is face blind and has Asperger’s syndrome.
            Sequel (2012)  Forest for the Trees

              Holding Up the Universe

              Jennifer Niven (2016)

              A story of two teenagers, each with their own challenges.

                The Color of Bee Larkham’s Murder

                Sarah J Harris (2018)

                A mystery about a boy with face blindness and synesthesia.

                  Fact

                  Explaining and exploring face blindness.

                  Prosopagnosia, Face Blindness Explained

                  Lyndsay Leatherdale (2013)

                  Prosopagnosia types, tests, symptoms, causes, treatment and research.

                    Understanding Facial Recognition Difficulties in Children

                    Nancy Mindick (2011)

                    Prosopagnosia management strategies for parents and professionals.

                      Face Recognition & its disorders

                      Sarah Bate (2013)

                      Cognitive, developmental and clinical exploration for practitioners, students and academics.

                        The Mind’s Eye

                        Oliver Sacks (2010)

                        Psychological adjustment of individuals whose visual perception of the world is impaired – including one chapter related to the capacity to recognise faces.

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