Quotes tagged ‘Social Cues’

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“The word 'smile' doesn’t even exist in Latin or Ancient Greek. Smiling was an invention of the Middle Ages, and broad, toothy-mouthed smiles (with crinkling at the eyes, named the Duchenne smile by Ekman) became popular only in the eighteenth century as dentistry became more accessible and affordabl…”

— Lisa Feldman Barrett, amazon.com

“Dr. Spencer Reid: Braden certainly would be vulnerable. Unlike classic autism, language ability is intact in people with Asperger's. They appear to lack empathy and have trouble reading social cues. Albert Einstein supposedly had it, as do some well-known Silicon Valley types. Alex Blake: Well, how…”

— Sharon Lee Watson, Dr. Spencer Reid, Matthew Gray Gubler, imdb.com