[NABS-L] Not Recognizing Voices

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello Amy,
I was on a course last year which lasted for almost 3 months. There
were 2 girls I got routinely mixed up. It became a bit of a class
joke, all good humoured. You'll be fine.

Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 11/5/21, josh lester via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> It is quite normal. Happens to me a lot. You don’t have anything to worry
> about.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 4, 2021, at 10:07 PM, Joshua Hendrickson via NABS-L
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Amy.  I don't think you have anything to worry about.  Some people
>> just have very similar voices.  When I was in school I knew a set of
>> identical twins who were girls.  I had them in some of my classes and
>> once I was invited to their birthday party which was a lot of fun.
>> ?The only way I was able to tell the twins apart was to listen very
>> closely.  One of the twins had a slightly lower voice then the other
>> one.  It was something I had to intentionally listen for or I could
>> mix the two girls up.  Again, I think you don't have anything to worry
>> about.
>>
>>> On 11/4/21, Kennedy Stomberg via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Amy,
>>>
>>> There is a disorder of not recognizing voices, but it's pretty rare and
>>> not
>>> easy to diagnose. What you're describing doesn't sound like that though,
>>> since you don't have this difficulty with everyone. (I'm not an expert,
>>> and
>>> certainly not quallified to say for sure, I just have some basic
>>> knowledge!)
>>> In any case, I want to emphasize that there is nothing wrong with not
>>> always
>>> being able to recognize voices. I know it can feel frustrating, but I
>>> hope
>>> you don't feel bad about it! If anyone is making you feel judged because
>>> you
>>> can't universally recognize voices, I am so sorry that's been your
>>> experience!
>>>
>>>
>>> Kennedy Stomberg, M.S. she/her/hers
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Nov 4, 2021, at 9:01 PM, nspohn0--- via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I think it's normal. Sometimes you don't expect seeing someone at a
>>>> certain
>>>> place or a certain time of day, which can throw off the micro moments of
>>>> scanning your voice profiles for a match.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Amy Albin via
>>>> NABS-L
>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 9:29 PM
>>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Cc: Amy Albin <amyralbin at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: [NABS-L] Not Recognizing Voices
>>>>
>>>> Hey All,
>>>>
>>>> I am totally blind and have a question that I never got around to
>>>> asking.
>>>>
>>>> I have no hearing disabilities. However, I sometimes don't recognize
>>>> people's voices that I have known for awhile. For example, people in my
>>>> classes, some of them I can't tell apart even though I have interacted
>>>> with
>>>> them frequently. In high school I was in a group where there were 2
>>>> girls
>>>> I
>>>> could not tell apart by voice. I do not have this problem for everyone.
>>>> There are plenty of people whose voices I recognize, but plenty I don't.
>>>> I
>>>> know that when sighted people can't recognize faces, it is considered a
>>>> disorder. Is not recognizing voices normal for blind people? Thanks.
>>>>
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