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| Find A Face Organization The Web Site of the international nonprofit organization committed to promoting greater awareness, education, detection, and accommodation for Children affected by Prosopagnosia. |
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| We wish to thank Dr. Brad Duchaine and the many others who contributed to the information found on this site. For errors or omissions, please notify Web Master Findaface@findaface.org Copyright 2008 Last Updated March 2008 No portion may be copied or reproduced without permission of Find A Face Organization |
and give them hope for a more
satisfying childhood and a better
quality of life.
Find a Face Organization welcomes
the interest of anyone with an
interest in this condition, who wish to
be involved with our organization on
a personal and/or professional level.
Any person wishing to be involved
with the aims of Find a Face
Organization is welcome.
members, to help spread awareness.
Currently, there are no guidelines for
teachers and others working directly
with children for detecting and
accommodating the needs of
Prosopagnosic children.
Prosopagnosic children are often
solitary and their needs either go
unrecognized or are misunderstood.
It is the aim of this organization to
change this, by helping them to
develop necessary tools.
get a better idea of what is happening
with research into childhood
Prosopagnosia and how you can help
by visiting other pages on our site.
You can keep up to date with current
Research and Researchers. You can
find many ways to get involved and
help others by Volunteering.
You may find the Links page of
interest. It will lead you to other sites
of interest to people involved with
Prosopagnosia. By registering, you
will be eligible to receive material
which will assist you to interface with
your child's school and help them
learn ways they can accommodate.
Check back. We are an organization
in infancy trying to remain sensitive
to the needs and desires of our
members. Your feedback is solicited
and welcome.
satisfying childhood and a better
quality of life.
Find a Face Organization welcomes
the interest of anyone with an
interest in this condition, who wish to
be involved with our organization on
a personal and/or professional level.
Any person wishing to be involved
with the aims of Find a Face
Organization is welcome.
members, to help spread awareness.
Currently, there are no guidelines for
teachers and others working directly
with children for detecting and
accommodating the needs of
Prosopagnosic children.
Prosopagnosic children are often
solitary and their needs either go
unrecognized or are misunderstood.
It is the aim of this organization to
change this, by helping them to
develop necessary tools.
get a better idea of what is happening
with research into childhood
Prosopagnosia and how you can help
by visiting other pages on our site.
You can keep up to date with current
Research and Researchers. You can
find many ways to get involved and
help others by Volunteering.
You may find the Links page of
interest. It will lead you to other sites
of interest to people involved with
Prosopagnosia. By registering, you
will be eligible to receive material
which will assist you to interface with
your child's school and help them
learn ways they can accommodate.
Check back. We are an organization
in infancy trying to remain sensitive
to the needs and desires of our
members. Your feedback is solicited
and welcome.
Welcome to the website for Find a
Face Organization. We are a nonprofit
association of persons interested in
working internationally to increase
awareness of and research into
childhood Prosopagnosia.
Prosopagnosia is one of the most
frequent monogenic disorders in
humans and has as its' only symptom
the inability to recall faces. It is
estimated that approximately 2 of
every 100 individuals has the
inherited form of Prosopagnosia.
Until recently, Prosopagnosia was
thought to exclusively accompany
brain injury and/or Autism. More
recent evidence points to hereditary
and developmental causes. Left
brain deprivation in infants has also
been found to cause Prosopagnosia.
Studies focusing on Prosopagnosia in
children from childhood through the
adolescence are currently underway
at Macquarie Centre for Cognitive
Science (MACCS) at the Macquarie
University, Sydney, Australia.
Until now, only modest attention has
been given to Prosopagnosic
children, leaving parents to struggle
on their own with schools, therapists,
doctors, and other professionals.
Most adults have learned to
compensate for this impairment, to a
more or lesser degree, but children
are still being left to fend for
themselves, largely because so little
is known about their ability to
recognize faces and their coping
mechanisms.
It is our intent to become organized
as parents, interested adults and
children, researchers, and other
professionals, who have an interest
in the plight of children struggling
with Prosopagnosia. By spreading
awareness, it is our goal to alleviate
the burden these children must bear
Face Organization. We are a nonprofit
association of persons interested in
working internationally to increase
awareness of and research into
childhood Prosopagnosia.
Prosopagnosia is one of the most
frequent monogenic disorders in
humans and has as its' only symptom
the inability to recall faces. It is
estimated that approximately 2 of
every 100 individuals has the
inherited form of Prosopagnosia.
Until recently, Prosopagnosia was
thought to exclusively accompany
brain injury and/or Autism. More
recent evidence points to hereditary
and developmental causes. Left
brain deprivation in infants has also
been found to cause Prosopagnosia.
Studies focusing on Prosopagnosia in
children from childhood through the
adolescence are currently underway
at Macquarie Centre for Cognitive
Science (MACCS) at the Macquarie
University, Sydney, Australia.
Until now, only modest attention has
been given to Prosopagnosic
children, leaving parents to struggle
on their own with schools, therapists,
doctors, and other professionals.
Most adults have learned to
compensate for this impairment, to a
more or lesser degree, but children
are still being left to fend for
themselves, largely because so little
is known about their ability to
recognize faces and their coping
mechanisms.
It is our intent to become organized
as parents, interested adults and
children, researchers, and other
professionals, who have an interest
in the plight of children struggling
with Prosopagnosia. By spreading
awareness, it is our goal to alleviate
the burden these children must bear