“I Can Read People”

“I Can Read People” #psychology.
The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” test is a psychological tool designed to assess a person’s emotional intelligence, particularly their ability to recognize and interpret the emotions and mental states of others through subtle cues in the eyes. This test involves showing participants photographs of the eye region of different faces and asking them to choose the emotion or thought being expressed from a set of options.
This test is closely linked to research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as individuals with ASD often experience challenges in social communication and empathy. People with autism may find it difficult to read and respond to social cues, including facial expressions, which can hinder their ability to engage in typical social interactions.
Studies using the “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” test have found that individuals with ASD generally score lower than neurotypical individuals, highlighting differences in social-cognitive processing. The test provides insights into the specific ways in which autistic individuals perceive and interpret social information, contributing to a better understanding of the social difficulties associated with autism.
#psychologyfacts #test

[@adrianbunea2006]

6/6, what it really tested was my vocabulary

[@NoName12344o]

@@MerlinJuergens same lol

[@amandamason7974]

Lol truth 4/6

[@Pain.-]

This exactly. Had to google tentative to make sure I got it right

[@aaa..............]

LMAO SAME

[@nwinzikayote2335]

Same

[@EthanPlagueTheOneAndOnly]

“Is this alarmed, shy, hostile or anxious?” This is Winston Churchill

[@nathancoleman9377]

@@EthanPlagueTheOneAndOnly literally unmistakable

[@silvanb]

pretty sure that next one is natalie portman

[@graublauYT]

The last one is Claudia Schiffer I think

[@EthanPlagueTheOneAndOnly]

@@nathancoleman9377 ikr

[@EthanPlagueTheOneAndOnly]

@@graublauYT who?

[@pappanalab]

6/6 I’m a woman but I’ve had enough friends who are surprised when I tell them I’m not diagnosed with anything that I think I should probably see a doctor. People I know but don’t open up to on the other hand are usually shocked when I tell them I wasn’t always so good at being social. I feel like I’ve spent a lot of time learning how to be normal and react properly so that might be why I’m good at this.

[@ishe6755]

Or you might just have something other than autism 😅

[@BurningheartofSILVER]

I was literally about to type the same thing

[@MigusRandomness]

Also got 6/6. I'm a woman with diagnosed ADHD and recently started seeing a behavioral therapist since I'm positive that there's more that has gone undiagnosed over the 3 decades that I've been around; People with autism have very similar behavioral symptoms as those with ADHD, however sometimes they overlap and can leave a person with both. I'm not sure if I'm one of those people, but I know that there's more beneath the surface of myself that I don't understand. If you think you're outside the norm and have to intentionally make yourself "blend" (also known as masking) with the crowd because it's what's expected of you, you likely have some sort of neurological (neurodivergent of sorts) disorder. Another common symptom is that you have a very strong intuition on one's intentions based upon their eyes or suble behaviors. Either way, it's exhausting to exist as such since the world isn't designed for people with tendencies to notice the details that most people tend to miss. It doesn't help either that women still often get dismissed/gaslit in the world of healthcare - I certainly was in childhood when my mother tried to get me help and the doctor, nurses, and my own school counselor basically went "she's fine, these other people have it way worse". It wrecked my ability to navigate life and understand myself as I got older... Seriously, go see a doctor and look into a therapist of sorts if you feel that way. See another one and advocate for yourself if that first Dr won't refer you to a specialist (that's how you see one in the US, anyway). A diagnosis won't change who you are, nor will it be your identity. Rather, it'll give you clarity and provide many opportunities to better understand yourself, why you are as you are, and be able to decide what you need. It's a hard journey, but it's absolutely worth it. ❤

[@bumble8145]

6/6 and I'm autistic and adhd. I'd look into it. The experience you described is very common of undiagnosed autistics

[@caseysteinberg]

Guy with diagnosed ADHD and got 6/6 with some gray area on the tentative face. I have noticed I can pick up on moods subliminally but the issue I have, is responding appropriately in situations because I'm so stuck in my own head.

[@no0dl3-boxx62]

"low scores are associated with autism" Me with a perfect score but diagnosed autistic: 👁️👄👁️ EDIT: yes, I also have ADHD 🥲👍

[@SuzukiHalwende]

Just means it's more likely is all

[@tupakkaonhyvaa]

I'm not autistic and I got 1/6. ☹️ Expected to do better, oh well.

[@karbarson3742]

Same, however, I did pause on half of them so I could study them longer. I studied micro expressions in my spare time in college after I realized it would be difficult to work in ministry without being able to read people. Funny enough, it didn’t save me from making some serious mistakes because my other social cues were just still garbage. I can learn these things, but because they are things aren’t second nature, it makes me very immature. Speaking of, I didn’t know that most people don’t have to study things like that. In my public speaking class I very proudly taught my classmates how to understand and recognize sarcasm as one of my assignments. I was kindly informed that everyone in the room didn’t struggle with that sort of thing in the first place.

[@justsubliminal2496]

@@karbarson3742 it got me time to analyse photos because they looked pretty strange for me, I can tell that even confusing but I'm not autistic, at least not diagnosed one

[@ClaraDarko]

Same here. I'm autistic and I got all 6 correct without pausing once.

[@gluitch7721]

5/6 I HAVE NOW BEEN CURED FROM MY AUTISM

[@Max-dx1dw]

@@gluitch7721 Autism isnt a disease, you cant cure that.

[@rt3mis_n0xx]

ME TOO!!!

[@charlottekesterton3822]

Yooooo same, curious what it says about how our tism manifests or maybe limitations of the studies/our understanding of autism

[@AAAA.AAAAA.A]

I HAVE BEEN GIVEN GENDER BWAHAHAH

[@SoulFlower8888]

Me threeeeee!!!! The gal who can't tell social ques can sure get 6/6 on eye reading lol

[@zucchinikindaslayed]

the problem is to people who doesn't speak english as their first language, some of the words almost have similar meanings so it's hard to say between the two.

[@sparrowarchive]

ye lol I got 2 out of 6 cause some of the words are unfamiliar to me

[@sagromka6974]

I had to pause the video and ask siri what's “bewildered”😂

[@mariomunoz390]

Exactly, I had to looked out for several words. I got 4/6 tho

[@ronaldoalberto3510]

I got confused between "alarmed" and "bewildered"

[@pixelzebra8440]

Even as a native English speaker I had to look up some definitions

[@Catlily5]

I got about 4 and I have autism. I heard that part of the test is how quickly you can complete it. Autistic people can guess correctly but it takes them more time.

[@FirstnameLastname-jd4uq]

I think that was my score. I didn’t count

[@Jenna-Demon]

I got two, mostly because I also have Social anxiety along with audhd

[@miral6694]

That was mine and me too. I had to pause the video though. I didn't even think of that maybe biasing it until you said that.

[@ram47863]

Same

[@JunNights]

3 out of 6.. and I did need a moment more, yes.

[@darkstarr984]

6/6 this is easy stuff, just looking at how much tension is in the area surrounding the eyes helps to identify what emotion it would be. The tricky part is learning when those are appropriate and how to display them in a readable way at those times.

[@reharm_reality]

This is me to a t. I can read people just fine, but I have no control over my own face (autistic)

[@angelar9759]

It’s seriously easy. I used to get told well by my mum that I can never hide how I’m feeling because my eyes says it all. I have a gift to be naturally expressive but I’ve felt a lot of emotions in life along the way and because I’m usually quiet, I think a lot. and those faces just remind me how much thinking I do. I was even trying to copy the faces and be like this is what this person is thinking and it was very easy. Got everything right. I’m so emotionally intelligent that stupid bullies won’t understand how smart I am. All these faces are very relateable.

[@bvniIla]

My autism diagnosis disappeared after getting all of them right

[@smileorcry7204]

@@bvniIla I am a woman and also not autistic...still I didnt get any right..maybe its because of my introverted self😅

[@RaidenShogun..]

Scaramouche my boyyy

[@thewillott9895]

Actually same man

[@bvniIla]

@@RaidenShogun.. stay back 🤺🤺

[@Ghostrnaut]

Autism too. Although I think lots of older people with autism tend to take their time within interpreting emotions because we have to deliberately teach ourselves how to figure people out.

[@venangie1]

6/6 woman diagnosed with ADHD and autism. I've always by nature been observing people to try and learn how to integrate better in society, so this was a pleasant surprise :)

[@karinamurison1537]

I'm the same ❤️

[@Joanna_135]

Same! We usually have to be really observant to mask properly, so I think we practice hard. I also studied Eckman as a child so that helps.

[@-satrivana-]

SAAAME

[@angelvelazquez3835]

High functioning autism gang rise up 💪

[@cyberx.mp4]

Bro holy crap so am I! At first I was anxious as I thought I wouldn't be able to guess not even one but happens I got all of them correct. The power of being a woman, I guess lol

[@zennithclaw9866]

6/6 I'm Autistic and I like observing and copying people, not only their expressions but their mannerisms and characteristics as well. It's how I learn to be more 'normal' and the reason why I can now socialize better.

[@MyLoserBrain]

Literally same. It actually surprised me how quickly I got each one even. People watching is one of my fav pass times as an autistic person though lol

[@Harcansu]

Same ! I used to get less than 1/10 of those right but I learnt , I still have to copy the expression and recall what situation I would make the face in though. Glad to see colleagues whose special interests include people and communication

[@Hangrycathar]

I think that's called mirroring. I do it too.

[@ZosiaDabrowski]

Yesss same! I even remember my brother commenting when he noticed I was automatically making the facial expressions being described in the book I was reading at the time, and I've always studied TV/movies' minute expressions and tried to copy them, and acted out conversations in the mirror over and over to get my intonation and expression *just right*

[@pinkbombshellcasing2672]

Autism is definitely a spectrum and I have lots of male friends/family with it, a few don’t have issues picking up on social cues, but they have other difficulties such as making eye contact, overstimulation, etc.

[@beaukatheryn9447]

As a no English native speaker all I know is that I learned a lot of new adjectives today. Thanks for that

[@Teegirl880]

6/6, as someone else said on here, what it really tested was my vocabulary, wasn't as hard as I was expecting it to be

[@ceterisparibus8966]

How was it not hard though??

[@ronmon518]

​@@ceterisparibus8966 it was harder to define the emotion than it was to match the expression to the emotion

[@KingNedya]

I think what it really is is the multiple choice. This being multiple choice makes it way eaiser to be honest. I'm not diagnosed, but I and everyone I know are pretty certain that I am on the spectrum, yet I got all 6 correct. But if it wasn't multiple choice and instead free response (which is better reflective of real life scenarios), I probably would've gotten maybe one or two, or possibly even none.

[@tinkbell2344]

5/6 Ive delt with shitty ppl my entire life. Had to learn to read people to protect my self.

[@coolmatrix15]

I got 5 as well. I'm surprised. I wonder if my introverted personality helped.

[@catmerchant8699]

lol it’s because it’s an easy test

[@genericyoutubechannel6180]

Heeeey same! And I'm an autistic woman so I dunno 😂

[@turtle-ot2qc]

I got 6, it was kinda ez

[@adelynne.7502]

I have the same experience. To this day I am scared of people's gaze. But I cant look away, because thats the only thing thats telling me about the person real intent or feeling towards me. I have been deeply hurt, and I am sure you felt the same. I wish you the best and happiness. I wish we can overcome this trauma someday.

[@BliffleSplick]

6/6 AuDHD, but also a fair amount of trauma My problem comes from their microexpressions telling me one thing and their social mask saying something else, and people getting upset I can see more than they like

[@w1steri4]

me fr

[@mishiak]

Yknow that feeling when you make up a whole story and ur like "Well, she looks kind of sad but also angry" and you get caught up on it 😭

[@chronicmelancholic]

Same here so relatable

[@SatumainenOlento]

Exactly! Or their soul is well, but they are depressed. You get mixed signals for sure.

[@miine3862]

Isn't adhd an attention/focus problem and has nothing to do with the ability to read emotion on people ?

[@Michisimas]

5/6 tentative got me lol

[@hectorHG]

@@Michisimas Us bro

[@JuanRamirez-r8l]

Honestly, I used the process of elimination...no clue what tentative means but I got it right

[@Artsonist16]

6/6. I have anxiety, so i tend to over analyse situations and really read into peoples expressions and body language.

[@Wander_Rrr]

Same. I guess a “positive” perk of having anxiety is being observant

[@Mira_C]

This is exactly my experience. My anxiety leads me to think about people not liking me, so I do a deep analysis for reassurance. Though 99% of the time, I'm not reassured. I just get tired of worrying.

[@Artsonist16]

@@Mira_C fr

[@commentbot9510]

How are you not over analyzing them to all be angry then?

[@Artsonist16]

@@commentbot9510 I over analyse *situations* not expressions

[@ValerieUrbáez-s8r]

6/6 I'm kinda quiet/introverted and like to observe a lot. Like body language, if they move their hands talking, the eyes, physical touch, face expression, and a lot of other stuff. You can tell a lot from people's eyes, and this video kinda proves it.

[@shikemitaiwo6902]

Yesss

[@yahyaayasy4724]

Same

[@mackk2133]

Yes, same!

[@Ally-nn9cg]

6/6 as well. I hate it though. It’s too much information. I purposely avoid looking at people because I can see right through them. I can tell what someone’s feeling just with my peripheral vision and it’s exhausting.

[@theyounggamer3315]

6/6 I’ve spent most of my life reading others around me. Very much a people pleaser. People are less likely to leave if you’re that perfect mix of real and pleasing; do just enough to make them like you and be just real enough that they trust you. I do that less now, but I’ll always been tuned in on peoples emotions

[@VershaJha3]

same bro , i thought of writing but you summed it for me already

[@NW_7_23]

Im a 42 yr old AuDHDer. I got all. I will say that I feel those of us who present feminine autistic traits are better at picking up body language. It might just be me, but I do better socially (im so drained from it and get overwhelmed). I learned from watching facial and body patterns to help me figure out what emotions and social situations i was dealing with. I will also note that sarcasm that does not sound uber sarcastic still gets one over me.

[@maximumpear]

6/6. I'm autistic with adhd. "Low scores are associated with autism and high scores are associated with emotional intelligence" as if we can't be emotionally intelligent. I didn't get diagnosed until I was almost 19, so I spent the first 18 years of my life learning how people work, what their expressions mean, the tone of their voice, etc. This led me to become more emotionally intelligent and more empathetic than most my age, since those of us with AuDHD tend to do things with either 100% effort or 0%, and when I got bullied in elementary school for not understanding which rules I should follow and which rules kids would bully me for following I knew I needed to be serious about understanding people and why they don't always say what they mean. I still struggle with it to this day so I did have to pause the video in order to fully comprehend the options but my first guess was always correct although all of these expressions do have multiple meanings.

[@motherrabbit4991]

I'm a woman and was diagnosed with ADHD and autism around 12, and I got 6/6. Honestly, I've always been able to pick up the things most neurotypicals miss in behavior and conversation, and change in a person's pattern. I think more research needs to be done for autism by people With autism, because honestly I feel neurotypical researchers don't understand why we do the things we do, and the things we pick up on. I have a serious issue with being told we don't understand social cues, when we see what's going on and we don't understand why neurotypicals have to play communication games and lack honest intent-while we're seen as hostile because we want to know why this game has to be played. We'll do it, but now I question all of your intentions because you cannot be honest over simple things. At least that's my view.

[@maximumpear]

@@motherrabbit4991 Yes ikr, I've just taken to telling the people who care that I will take what they say at face value so if they lie to me I won't know and they'll be the ones feeling bad

[@510heart510]

In his defense, he did say “associated” not that it was a definitive indicator of autism

[@moonycat9962]

Not defending the emotional intelligence thing but I think a lot of that autism stigma comes from the fact that autism was never really tested in women. That’s why I’ve had such a hard time getting diagnosed because I’ve had to learn peoples faces for years. It sucks like hell that people only view autism in one light when a large amount of autistic women are extremely emotionally intelligent because of having to be.

[@maximumpear]

@@moonycat9962 yeah I feel that, many people believe it presents the same in men and women and don't bother testing women enough and it's frustrating but it's looking like they're trying to change that in this age

[@AgentEve]

6/6 Trust your gut. Reading body language, especially eyes has been a life-saving skill. Before verbal language, we had these cues, hone them. If you struggle with it, definitely practice. Actions speak a thousand times louder than words. Diagnosed C-PTSD, been in therapy for two years, starting EMDR soon! Healing's possible. Stay safe ❤

[@fidahnizar6389]

6/6 and diagnosed with c-PTSD here too ✋.I’ve been losing hope about ever healing. Glad to have seen your comment today 😊

[@izzyjones7108]

❤❤❤

[@jenster29]

I'd say the cause of the cPTSD is why you got 6/6 🤷‍♀️ I've had the trauma therapy and emdr and learnt a lot of how I 'just know' things about people and its from having to figure these things out from a very young age... we're talking 2-3 years of age ... so of course as adults we're like super detectives 😂

[@izzyjones7108]

@@jenster29 possibly for some. But I was very intuitive and picked up on things before cptsd as well. I've taken these sorts of tests before and always scored well. I do understand what you're saying. Also. I hope that you're in a better place today

[@linseyfryberger6796]

EMDR is rough but stick with it, the breakthroughs are worth it 😅

[@spoon7053]

as an artist, it’s pretty easy to detect the subtleties of the eyes. also you can get these down to one or two options with process of elimination

[@miliz5942]

I was thinking the same! As an artist, I've studied emotions and their correlation to facial expressions. Specially the eyes!! I've memorised how certain muscles tense, how the pupils behaves... It feels like a cheat code. Now, this I imposible in real life because I would never be looking at someone's eyes that intensively for that long lmao

[@h2oblivious]

5 out of six. I'm a woman who likes to people watch and and am very good at watching body language and faces. I've worked retail for a long time and it's only gotten easier whilst growing up.

[@skitzmagitz4292]

Hahaha ditto. Literally took the words out my mouth. The hardest emotion to depict in the eyes is anger and sadness together. If you can accomplish that, the other emotions are pretty easy.

[@_jae_3341]

😮 yeah! But I was so freaked out when I did get them right-

[@dudejoe8390]

Part of the test is the speed apparently.

[@sparrows_9014]

6/6, I think what influenced my score is the fact that I'm an artist and I observe and strive to capture the slightest nuances in peoples expressions when drawing them.

[@theblob4741]

6/6 as a lady. Something about the eyes, how they’re positioned, the direction they’re facing, and how much they’re squinting or narrowed can be informative. The eyebrows especially help.

[@spiderguy665]

This shit is corny as hell and has no science behind it at all. Being able to tell someone’s expressions has nothing to with trauma lmfao

[@TheSillyestGuy]

A descriptor I think I can also use is how relaxed they are.

[@madelinefurlong6366]

@spiderguy665 She didn't mention trauma. It is a fact that you can read peoples emotions from the way their body/eyes move, though. If you need some studies to confirm what I'm saying, then I'd be more than happy to find you a few links :)

[@Amanita._.Verosa._.]

​@@spiderguy665It does actually. In order to avoid more trauma, individuals will learn certain cues, the eyes being one of them, to ascertain information needed to survive. Additionally, eyes are important throughout our evoIution, as they helped steer an understanding long before language.

[@aesthetix3398]

How does it make a difference to read eyes as a girl? Just curious

[@Vaiyrut]

I think it’s also somewhat easy because you give us the options to match the expression with. A much more accurate way I feel would be just to show the picture and then reveal options/answers

[@Anna-gm6zy]

Yeah I could guess from some of the options, but the original ideas in my head were way off

[@acisverycool]

yeah i’m autistic and have trouble identifying emotions and if i didn’t have the options I wouldn’t get them correct but since there were options I got them correct. I also think giving people a pool of a bunch of options would also work.

[@Wajiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

True! I would be completely lost without the options given.

[@fartmagus]

mmhh true

[@wilma678]

​@@acisverycoolsame

[@belovedbuffy]

6/6 as well. I'm a woman. I'm not the best at being social either, yet I pick up on almost every social cue, in real life, or even online. this has gotten to the point where I know what some people are feeling through a screen. I've never been diagnosed with anything. looking for answers, though I've always been like this. using this "skill," I've saved a handful of friends out of toxic and even abusive relationships.

[@mikamika9964]

same lol i always thought i was autistic for other reasons but i got 6/6 spot on and i can read people like books yet still can’t really interact with them in a good way 😂 this shit so weird

[@belovedbuffy]

@mikamika9964 real. I never GOT tested for autism, I was told I surely never had it, though. I can roast and fight like a boss, though. I guess it was never me following "trends" or offering to make friends as much. as most people in school were preppies or jocks. different interests are a factor. but I have a circle of friends, so we chill.

[@doombuddie7968]

What you’re describing is having a normal functioning. Tired of people ascribing pathology to regular human behavior.

[@belovedbuffy]

@doombuddie7968 i agree, to be honest. but I look at stupid things our society does and call them out on it. many things come naturally and are common sense to me. it's a reoccurring question : am I smart, or is the rest of society dumbasses?

[@faithferguson1363]

That's lucky that you've managed to "save" friends. I wonder how you did. Because no matter what I did to convince a "friend" he mattered and he was loved by me, he still off'ed himself. He just waited for me to let him go. I was the last straw. That hurts more than you could imagine.

[@EllysAmazing]

I got all 6! I am a woman, and have been a server/bartender for 13 plus years. It’s important to know who you’re serving.

[@le9038]

"Hmm... This looks threatening... so I'm gonna choose insisting"

[@Anak-ie2pn]

Yes!

[@voidabyss5855]

Exactly how I did it

[@prettysparklez1195]

Hey that was my thought process too!

[@JackFalut]

That is sad that's a sad way to see things stop it

[@lihyun5187]

@@JackFalutbut that was the correct answer tho, so no it’s not sad to be able to discerne things to protect themselves. The real sad thing is that this world is becoming so dangerous and hateful.

[@That-one-wof-fan]

5/6 Its craziest how much a person’s eyes can reveal what they are thinking

[@Monasaurus_Rex]

Fr like I kinda felt like I was guessing to some extent, but also wasn’t?? Like ares are so descriptive yet confusing

[@That-one-wof-fan]

@@Monasaurus_Rex agreed it is a bit of guessing but at the same time you can tell what the persons thinking with just the direction the person’s eyes and how there eye lid’s are set.

[@fizzysmith933]

Ppl talkin abt their successful experiences & I’m sitting here with 1/6 hellllllppp😭😭😭

[@EmmaGomez-zs1jp]

Eyes are the window to the soul

[@eo0-g9j]

@@fizzysmith933real

[@foreshadowing_panda3928]

6/6 no behavioural diagnosis of any kind but i grew up in a toxic and abusive family, so learning to read people was a matter of safety, you get good quickly.

[@MBJean]

Same

[@sage333]

I had very similar experience. Read the room or get hurt. I am curious tho, are you also a very believable liar? I can be. I do my best to avoid it as an adult but I always wonder if that's part of the set.

[@christianecraig5306]

I was just thinking this to myself. Emotional intelligence? Or just survival skills? 😶

[@spectrophobic]

​@@christianecraig5306i didnt grow up in a toxic home and i guessed all these, its nothing to do with any of that its just reading facial exaggerations

[@A_Gu]

@@sage333 this is such an interesting question and I would like to know if there's a correlation too! I always thought I was such a bad liar, but that's only because I hate doing it and am usually a little too honest. But I realized that, for example under pressure, I lie automatically and it's very believable. It's what I learned to do to avoid getting hurt

[@aeh323]

I’m autistic and I’m a therapist. The issue with these tests are that they are photos of actors not real people really feeling those emotions. And many autistic people can tell the difference! I thought I was rubbish at reading people until I realised this fact.

[@jamesconnolly721]

The context of the impression gives more into stereotyping than emotional intelligence. The men's eyes are insistent, hostile and serious, women's are cautious tentative and distrustful.

[@meloncaaat2050]

Yeah this makes more sense

[@ilovenightcrawler]

Yeah, I wish that there were more examples here. A while back, I saw still from a Margaret Thatcher interview that showed clear hostility on her face. It would have been a great picture to use for this.

[@BoomShard17]

Interesting

[@angelelmgrin]

@@jamesconnolly721 Well one thing that's important and good is that these are the type of faces both men and women should know and recognize in the opposite sex. :) Women should know when men are being insistent aggressive and hostile and men should know when women feel distrustful anxious and cautious.

[@SuzukiHalwende]

Men and women tend to express certain emotions more often than the other

[@luvbhugz7758]

I got a 2/6 💀 I'm diagnosed with Aspergers and am terrible at recognizing emotions. I only recently learned to tell when someone's upset/about to cry

[@запрещнка]

congratulations on this milestone!

[@jynx2146]

no one gets diagnosed with aspergers, it’s an ableist term that isn’t even used medically

[@alanmichael5626]

Me too

[@Abi-ee1kn]

I am not diagnosed with anything but score is lower than yours 1🥲

[@FunkyRumpetroll]

I have aspergers too and i got 6/6 (also a woman maybe it's connected because of masking n stuff) It's fascinating how different yet similar people on the spectrum are. Anyways, congrats on learning a useful skill : D

[@simpleghostanimation]

5/6 I'm and artist, so trying to draw eyes with accurate emotions in a piece is something that I study a lot.

[@valca3867]

That's amazing!

[@IAmACat]

Same score but I don't think I have high Emotional Intelligence...

[@Ime_Prezime]

I also got 5/6 but it was because that last one could be both baffled and distrustful

[@okankorad57]

came to write exactly this, got 5 too and i too am an artist, amazing

[@user-ki4xw2rb8q]

6/6 and some people might describe me as autistic or non social lol

[@californiacobra527]

I got 5/6, which actually surprised me. I didn't think I'd be good at this at all!

[@casper_II]

As someone who's first language isn't English, that was a nice reminder that I should learn more words that describe emotions and feelings. Thank you. Btw I got 3/6, but I think if I took that test in my native language I would've done better since I'm not diagnosed with anything & I think I'm emotionally intelligent person

[@Violet-fg9db]

Google *Reverso context* , it's a really good dictionary that translates a word with his synonymes and offers you examples of differents traductions in differents contexts.

[@Insane_6]

@@Violet-fg9db thanks

[@m5marijamilosev]

I was looking for this comment😂 Same here, first time seeing some of these words

[@ttrblmkr]

I'm an officially diagnosed autistic person and i got every single one right. I guess that comes from growing up closely studying and analysing other people's expressions so i could try to replicate them

[@SophieTalksTooMuch]

Me too! Exactly !!!

[@lilconch]

If you are born a woman, you learn this. It's a survival trait. But I wouldn't be surprised if autistic males don't get it right. They probably could understand the nod code.

[@rosjivenus1355]

You may have been diagnosed later in life and had to adapt,so that may be why Masking? Is that what it's called when you don't have the official diagnosis?

[@TheCove111]

I'm auDHD and I got one only.

[@HiloManx]

@@rosjivenus1355 masking is where you "play pretend" you change yourself and reactions to suit the situation.

[@queenvader9498]

.......when I tell you my jaw dropped further every time I got one right 😭

[@peachybruiseslego]

SAMEEE

[@emmajones1202]

Same bro same like Jesus am I a genius!

[@queenvader9498]

@@emmajones1202 haha right 😂

[@yusinu6642]

Lmao fr my eyebrows got higher and higher ~so high🎶

[@lovffle]

Real I literally surprised myself the whole time 😭

[@someonerandom256]

5/6. ADHD and undiagnosed autism. I've spent my whole life trying to study people's expressions to protect myself.

[@lovlyz470]

I got them all! As an autistic woman I feel that I struggle a lot more with verbal social cues than visual cues. Plus I have a lot of anxious and people pleasing behaviors as well.

[@CoCoPuff331]

Same verbal cues are a lot harder like with sarcasm if they don’t change their tone when being sarcastic it’s basically impossible to tell enless it’s some how mad obvious by other cues like hand waving or what not

[@forestenrory]

5/6, i have autism as well, but i’ve had to learn people’s intentions towards me bc i’ve had people fuck me over too many times. i read it logistically rather than intuitively though

[@travelvlogsroadto30subs26]

Stop lying retard

[@Sienisota]

I think us autistic people who got high scores also benefitted from the time each expression was on the screen. Usually, in real life, these looks are pretty fast. I often understand those cues too late, only after conversation has moved on. But in a static situation like this? I did well.

[@ragnakleinen2109]

I usually don't struggle with faces anymore, its usually not that nuanced but a simple assessment of positive/negative is usually correct. Its mostly when people act illogically and outside of the patterns i know, when i cannot read them and habe no idea how to talk to them.

[@Chickenface12345]

7/6. I could tell you were feeling cool during this.

6/6 🙌🏼 I am a woman, and unfortunately had to grow up quickly. Childhood was extremely dangerous. Drug addict parents who were unpredictable. I learned to read body language and faces early on in life. I can say that today, I am fantastic at reading a person. Within minutes of meeting someone I know what type of person they are. Anytime I've warned someone about their "friend", or acquaintance I was spot on! My intuition in people has helped many who have listened. Unfortunately not everyone does like to listen and ended up learning the hard way.

[@DrAquapet]

6/6!! Reading peoples eyes is super useful, eyes are the windows to the soul. It's saved my butt many times, in many ways.

[@draketeeth8004]

6/6 survival mode and having to guess how people feel before they say anything is a crummy super power.

[@Hiiiro]

Yo. It is what it is and I hope youre not in the situation that gave you the power in the first place anymore.

[@MariaIsabel_Fufuria]

Same, same.😢

[@JakeIsLearning]

I got all 6. Didn't expect that but it gave me a confidence boost in reading people.

[@TuckYaPearls]

Same here

[@blueberrywaffle]

same lol

[@joel.ha.]

Tbf from the comments it looks like everyone got all 6. I think this was easy on purpose, for comment bait

[@enigma2318]

Same here, surprised I was able to notice the little details so well

[@josephperna2081]

I got 2.. but im also diagnosed with autism.. and i only got two cuz i just guessed one! 😅

[@GhostlyEcheveria]

6/6. I'm a woman who suffers from severe anxiety and undiagnosed ADHD. Having severe anxiety, I'm constantly analyzing the people I interact with. My anxiety causes me to be hyper vigilant, and I'm constantly assessing the threat other people might pose to me. I've read that people with anxiety have better intuition than people that don't have anxiety because we are always in "fight or flight" mode. On the upside, it also tends to mean we have better survival instincts than the average person.

[@KameraKiss]

Cool

[@EPIPHANY-1111]

When you're good at reading people, it's generally very difficult for people to read you.

[@OilCap]

5/6. I just imagined the possibilities for the rest of their facial features. The eyes always match the rest of the face’s expression, so if you imagine the whole face, one always fits better than the rest. Missed the distrustful one because I second guessed myself.

[@CheerfulDeer2066]

Yeah, I think I did the same for my 6/6. It always took me a second, and I had no idea why I was picking the one I picked, but it just had the right vibes, I guess

[@togerboy5396]

Me toooo, I thought she was giving a bombastic side eye.

[@saintnicotine5585]

5/6. I find this really interesting because I'm an autistic woman. I honestly think it's a skill you pick up from being abused. You learn to read people's emotions quickly and with little input in order to survive and protect yourself.

[@moonchild07_]

6/6 im a woman and am good with emotions...got no experiences that this quality stems from, but have always been able to figure out and regulate feelings fairly well, which is also the reason why I've always been the therapist friend in every friend group

[@Lynn_singing_covers]

6/6 I’ve always been told I’m good at reading people, since I always seem to guess what they’re feeling or thinking. I’m especially good at knowing when someone is upset, even if they’re trying to hide it

[@emmettjohnson142]

6/6 - Was not popular throughout my childhood, spent more time watching and listening to conversations than participating in them. I now have a normal social life, but it made me really good at reading people and knowing how certain phrasing will come across to them

[@ZomboidMania]

Lmao I found you, clone, please get back to the lab, I don't need little me's running around the place 😅😅

[@jumpingspiderjesusfreak6219]

3/6. I’m face blind though, so I’m surprised that I was able to do that well. Usually I try to pay attention to people’s arms and shoulders to give me additional clues about their feelings.

[@WOTR927r]

Same here, I got a 2/6 😭

[@eveosiris3039]

I got 2... my kid is autistic and prolly my brother is too. Dang... when I take the EQ tests I get high scores but were not even seeing the whole face or posture, how are people getting 6/6!?

[@wouldyounot7971]

3/6. Idk i think im hypersensitive to ppls emotions so im surprised i did bad

[@mailill]

@@wouldyounot7971 So what's your way of reading emotions? Do you look more at people's mouths maybe, or read their voices or do you just feel their "energy"?

[@theshewolfnetwork7875]

6/6 I live with ptsd so hyper-vigilance is a massive part of probably why I did well. Doing this test has kind of given me confidence too though? As if I can trust myself to know what is going on. Thanks for this!!

[@jeremiahsmith916]

Same, this was reassuring and I was pleasantly surprised with my "skill" being actually reliable hahah

[@theshewolfnetwork7875]

@@jeremiahsmith916 right?! It’s so normalised that people with ptsd are so overcome with anxiety that we become paranoid about other people’s behaviours when I personally think (and this test backs it up) that those with ptsd are just more in tune with what’s going on because we have had to be, it’s a part of our survival tactics.

[@kolheart183]

same

[@solidsnake5689]

Same. I have extreme agoraphobia and think everyone is always out to do me harm. I usually only ever leave the house if I quite literally have to. Months could go by without leaving. PTSD fucking sucks. I didn't realize how many people had similar issues.

[@turquoiseangel03]

same here!🩵

[@Leoppassion]

6/6. It’s the positioning of the eyebrows, the muscle beneath the eyes, and positioning of the pupils that makes it clear for me.

[@ack7956]

I got 6/6 and am professionally diagnosed with autism, I've just forced myself (and _been_ forced) to interact with more people than I've been comfortable with and have literally _studied_ these things because of social pressures... I used to be SO bad, but now I can see all the details that pertain to them... I think

[@Findthishere]

I am the same, I was diagnosed very young so I had to study these for years. I hated it as a kid because it was so hard, but the OT would cut out just the eyes and I had to say what the emotion was. I find it funny that some people think I am not autistic because I don't have a problem with it much anymore....... Because I have studied and learned everything thats natural to them 😂

[@TinkyT.]

Same but i only ended up getting 5/6 unfortunately

[@ineededthat3229]

literally... tbh it's different here because it's also multiple choice. most for the time in real life it's harder for me

[@teefmeef]

@@ineededthat3229yeah literally the only reason i could get it was because the multiple options

[@pirateninjaunicorn666]

Not diagnosed, but have written my master's thesis on neurodivergence (in a didactic context) and I know a lot about autism, or at least more than most people. I'm pretty sure I'm on the spectrum. But for some reason I got all of them right. I guess it's different when concentrating and actively trying to decipher, but as you said, it's something that autistic people had to learn to survive.

[@STINKYcreaturesss]

6/6 ND woman. Surprised to have gotten em all! I do consider myself emotionally intelligent. That and language skills are i think my two biggest strengths 😅

[@stormwarden1287]

Exactly the same here.

[@LittleMew133]

I have high EQ. But give 0 fudge about social norms. Contradicting traits to have.

[@Laateedoe]

6/6. I grew up in an emotionally unpredictable household, so constantly having to metaphorically be on the look out made me pretty good at reading people in general, I think.

[@Phoenix487559]

Same.

[@onedepression]

Exactly same.

[@arkidie]

yup. I’m autistic though too, but very intense household, had to put others emotions before mine since I was a toddler to protect myself, and got 6/6 🤷 i think its also easier to tell since it’s just still images, also like I thought these tests weren’t that accurate anyway because they’re just actors and aren’t actually experiencing the emotions (i heard somewhere before, but im not actually sure) I usually mess up more on understanding others tones and its probably more difficult when inside of an experience with someone when time is always moving theres too much to process so that may be part of it too… but other people seem misinterpret my own tone or facial expressions a lot, *especially* when I was younger at home, at school, and with friends. Would look in the mirror a lot to “fix” my expressions but it only helps so much and makes my face feel plastic but fear of standing out drives it. I’ve been trying to let the mask down but it’s so automatic now. I would wonder a lot what I was doing wrong, but yeah, nothing I could have changed that wouldn’t have hurt me, I’m just autistic. sorry for ranting here I do that a lot.

[@resquee]

same

[@BoomSki-pn9lb]

No, your just average

[@jacedoxey30]

5/6 didn’t even know what tentative was until this video. Thank you for the new information

[@_rads_]

6/6 - grew up in a mentally and physically abusive family. I have learnt to read people 24x7, always staying on alert mode, understanding subtle non verbal clues, managing fight or flight during threats and so much more! This test was a cakewalk for me.. that's sad tbh

[@somewhereisgone]

I couldn't have put it better myself. Sad we had to learn this, but it's kind of a superpower.

[@MissJellybean]

Ooh me too. I think a lot of people who call themselves empath don't realize they had to learn to judge the emotional state of people very quickly for survival. I hope you're doing well now and your world is everything you want it to be.

[@cheesypizzasauce]

6/6 as a pretty average guy, congrats on the trauma though 👏🏽

[@spilledoatmilk]

Yes! I’m autistic but I still got 6/6 bc I’m hypervigalent from trauma 🤷‍♀️

[@ingweking8748]

Me too

[@squidpanda9924]

6/6 I grew up in a toxic household where reading the room was very important. By being able to see other people’s emotions I could walk around conflict without being a target.

[@SuperRaine]

this was a lot easier than i expected it to be 😭

[@therealdrag0]

Ya I’m an introvert cave dwelling nerd and I got them all right.

[@nyalan8385]

We as a species literally have millions of years of evolution specifically to do this task. All of these could be read across all cultures and likely many of our facial expressions go back before homo sapiens even evolved

[@cup111]

I got all six of them right and im a boy and idk if i have like a bit of autism or not

[@guyloser2]

this was super hard and i got 0

[@guyloser2]

​@@therealdrag0how do you read it? im also introvert but i couldn't pick them right 😞 i think this is why i have no close friends.

[@babyjessejames376]

I got all of them right and I'm autistic. People with autism are very good at noticing small details, so I think that helped me in this regard.

[@francarlena8604]

6/6. Eyes really do speak and they speak loudly. Grew up with a mother who I'm sure has a mental illness (never diagnosed) and narcissistic. Had to know, read the room and make quick decisions on how to respond or handle a situation by how I read her face. Now it's just what I zone in on constantly. I'm constantly on high alert. My husband doesn't believe me when I mention something about someone. How they're off or something is amiss.... until time passes and lo and behold, it comes out. Yes something was wrong.

[@gabiayala2495]

Same here. I was actually searching for a comment that shared the experience I had. It was tough growing up with a volatile mom, but it helped me to know people much better and trust my instincts above all else. Right after high school, I had a boss who was always surprised that I could call out what kind of mood people were in (i.e. "Maybe give them some space today, they seem a bit tense.) That's when I realized this has been what I've been subconsciously doing my whole life.

[@maryn4150]

Your comment was as if I wrote it myself! Grew up with a narcissistic mother, always felt like I was far too sensitive around her, walking on eggshells. I just found out I masked my newly diagnosed autism my whole life. Thought it was normal for everyone to have anxiety when socializing with others, so I pushed myself to get better, didn't really work and always had me upset and frustrated, realized that everything makes sense now due to my autism and how my brain just works different... I really don't like my mom though, she has ruined so much for me... It deeply saddens me that I have to grieve my relationship with her and try to move on. I feel like I never really had the mom I deserved, and I never will.

[@francarlena8604]

@@maryn4150 totally agree. It's a grieving process you go through. totally had an emotional breakdown and had to rebuild who i was. I grieved it and moved on but it's ok because I've had others in my life to provide in some aspect what i needed from a mother and give me examples to follow. I had to go no contact for my own sanity and my own well being. But life is calmer, more peaceful. Just still dealing with times when I'm triggered or have a situation make me feel like I'm in a fight or flight feeling.

[@francarlena8604]

@@gabiayala2495 yep! it's a strength and a curse. strength to know to protect yourself and the ones you love but a curse because you know what's wrong/off and no one believes you

[@paigefantastic4292]

6/6. Woman, low on the social hierarchy scale for most of my childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. Reading non verbal cues kept me from physical harm.

[@iamamogus7702]

Yea no just cuz u got a 6/6 score dont mean its some wild adaptation like relax.

[@thoracis]

I’m sorry you have been in unsafe situations :(

[@Vadim-jn8ew]

im a guy and i got 6/6 lmao i doesnt mean anything. stop taking random people on yt shorts serious

[@alaaaly9397]

2 out of 6. I can't decide an emotion from only eyes I need the whole context such as tone body language etc. I consider myself quite perceptive and on many occasions have had people shocked by how I could tell their mood etc. it might also be because ive become less social, before when i was more extroverted i would ace these tests so I'll take my score with a grain of salt 😂

[@khaulahfauzolazim7534]

I got 1/6 i need the whole face i cant do just eyes that well-

[@yesitstrueimanarmy6259]

@@khaulahfauzolazim7534 sameee, thought I was the only one struggling

[@Lynnywhereuat007]

I found the mens expression easier to know. The woman’s face was harder for me.

[@khaulahfauzolazim7534]

@@yesitstrueimanarmy6259 nope certainely not-

[@alaaaly9397]

​@@Lynnywhereuat007 I got one man and woman so I can't tell😂

[@aishascarlet3164]

5/6, woman with ADHD but also someone who studied facial expressions in depth because I had this sudden compelling urge to learn how to draw. Lost at tentative though. Also there have been a few instances where I have been absolutely wrong. Like with people who look scary but in reality they're the best people you can ever meet in your life. I've learnt to not be so distrustful ever since.

[@KaliHelix]

6/6 always lived in fight or flight mode basically my entire 30+ years of life. It's just been in the last 3yrs I've finally started healing ❤

[@Mistyfaery]

Same. We tend to pick up on what others miss due to living in survival mode growing up. Sad but true

[@scarletwoodland5210]

Same. I'm autistic and still got 6/6 instantly. It seems like a better test of how much time you've spent in self preservation mode.

[@mathman2164]

6/6 guy, I grew up with an extremely manipulative mother. Every conversation was a battle to watch, exploit, and take control of a situation. Let the mask slip once and the other person knows something you don't want them to, so it's not only reading, but writing emotions into the context. This is helpful though, I can often know whether or not someone is trustworthy, I can't tell lies, but I can tell whether or not they're likely to lie. I can avoid toxic people, I can walk around situations without setting off any land mines, etc. Finally, I can help people, I can see what you feel in a given scenario, and I know how to interact to diffuse or help people. It's a great gift, but as I was taught from how much I hate my own mother, it's just as much a stick of dynamite, so be careful.

[@mav8332]

Feels bittersweet to relate to this as very few other guys seem to have this same experience. Wish you the best brother.

[@stevy2]

Same all around. Hope you're doing better.

[@Mel0nMel]

I was told by a therapist that it's sorta a 6th semce in that way. Even if it was born outta a disgusting pain, it will now help so many others if you choose to go into a line for work with it

[@capnanaya4642]

poor puppy crying over his issues

[@ladywolfwolf]

It sounds like my childhood. I needed to read her emotions immediately. Then I needed to try my best to solve whatever emotion was there. I had little siblings to keep safe

[@Brimbles2]

You can have high emotional intelligence and still be on the Autism spectrum. I’m one of those people. I’m not self diagnosed. I’ve had formal testing twice by 2 different psychiatrists. Both confirmed I am high functioning autistic and said I have an unusually high emotional intelligence.

[@Nesymafdet]

Same here

[@mr.sma1147]

5/6 Ive been told by multiple people that I should get tested for stuff. Honestly I don’t blame them and I’m think of going to get tested at some point. The weird thing is that I’m actually really bad at picking up on social ques, or if someone is just being sarcastic. I guess this was easier cause I never really pay attention to peoples eyes.

[@osgrace3341]

Sometimes adhd and autism also share similar symptoms. Especially paired with high intelligence and emotional intelligence. Not to try to diagnose you or sth but it’s sth you could look into 😅

[@RahShark248]

Same here! ❤

[@Unknown-ov2kz]

Fellow autistic person here (diagnosed when I was little and then other family members got diagnosed). I think we also need to separate emotional intelligence into sections, like being able to read what someone's facial expression is vs what someone may feel in a certain context. I have very strong empathy and I'm able to easily work out what someone is feeling if I am given the context, however, I really struggle to read people's facial expression, especially if I don't know the context. I would argue that being unable to read people's facial expression doesn't mean I have low emotional intelligence, because I am ridiculously empathetic, I just struggle to read expressions (funnily enough, especially from non-autistic people) which is a section of emotional intelligence, but I excel in another section of emotional intelligence.

[@aimeeduhon3303]

5/6 because I wasn't paying attention to the first one much. I've had some not so great experiences with people not having the best intentions, so I've learned to pay attention & be aware of my surroundings. I also used to like to watch the show Lie to Me & it actually helped in reading micro expressions & body language.

[@GhostlyDogg]

Not me looking at them and being like "they're just eyes??? Normal eyes??" 😭

[@dely5553]

no ur so real. it was only somewhat easy to me from an ARTISTIC perspective. but if we were thinking irl emotions?? thats so dumb

[@justanormalhumanbeing1903]

exactly!!! I can only tell emotion if there's a whole face or on someone's tone of voice I'm baffled by people who can tell just based off eyes.

[@McGoat1]

I thought most of them were more neutral/angry and got 3/6 😅

[@rach6926]

​@dely5553 that's interesting because I could tell the emotion within a few seconds of seeing the eyes. I think eyes are very expressive.

[@gracegaskell8068]

Ngl, i did see emotion right off the bat... and i got it for all of them. I completely agree, there is quite a lot of nuance lost without the rest of the face, but i thinn there's more nuance lost if you just had the rest of the face, without the eyes.

[@lenchantress8703]

i got 6/6, i’ve gotten really good at reading people over the years because it didn’t come naturally to me, so i taught myself how to read and analyse people super quickly

[@infiresmanyeah2681]

How did you do it? Do you have some tips you can share?

[@homosapien6031]

Yeah, how’d you do it?

[@lenchantress8703]

@@infiresmanyeah2681 honestly most of it was subconscious, but i know that it took a lot of taking in people’s reactions to different situations and filing it away for later and comparing

[@lenchantress8703]

@@homosapien6031 lots of trial and error and people watching mostly

[@DaniDemitri]

@@lenchantress8703 Same here. I'm autistic, but got 6/6. I spent a lot of my childhood/adolescence just watching people and paying attention to how they interacted with each other, what their body and facial expressions were doing etc.

[@SulfiricAcid-bx2cw]

5/6. I’m autistic, but I’m also an artist that loves drawing very expressive eyes and that helped me a lot.

[@scythegaming99]

Daaamn thats so interesting!!!! I would like to know more!

[@IMME2024]

6/6, gone through hell, name anything and i have been through it n m still sane & not ready to give up on myself in just 35yrs

[@angelacunaacuna]

2 out of 6. I'm not a fan of just looking at one aspect and deciding a whole emotion from that one aspect. I need as much information as I can, tone of voice, body language, etc (also why I hate talking on the phone.). Otherwise I feel like I'm a child trying not to insult anyone because I can't figure out their mood or "read a room".

[@andrewreillymusic2773]

And I'm the opposite, give me a piece of sentence and I've already decided how you feel.

[@laurenaddison754]

This is me to a T!

[@laurenaddison754]

This is me to a T!

[@heathercraig363]

That's why you got 4 wrong 😜

[@satan4518]

So you might be autistic

[@megamaze00]

6/6. I attune myself to whoever is in the room to feel safe. Childhood trauma.

[@amandabaker4678]

Same.

[@aslibilgin6718]

Same here too.

[@ghostsandcoffee126]

6/6 Woman with both ADHD and Autism. I'm late diagnosed, and dealt with a lot of the bullying and nonsense around not "getting" people growing up, so I learned to do a lot of observing.

[@EternalGalaxies]

My answers: 1. Amused (oops, it was actually insisting) 2. Cautious 3. Hostile 4. Arrogant or sarcastic (turns out it was tentative) 5. Serious (both this one and hostile scare me and give me a pit in my stomach) 6. Distrustful So 4/6 I'm self diagnosed and can't always read nonverbals but at times I can or I'll go by ✨ the vibes✨ Anyone else?

[@sonamottaviani]

Bro had me pulling up the thesaurus with these words

[@RenneVangr]

Yeah, what the hell is tentative 😂

[@dragonmaster3207]

@@RenneVangrsame

[@МенязовутЕва-ь4х]

THIS. yeah i was like eh- ugh- what does that even mean i thought i was B2 or something lol

[@___Laura]

If English is your first language then these words shouldn't be hard.

[@ImJustAGurl-st7]

​@@RenneVangr lmao I thought it was similar to "tenderness" but kinda the opposite 😂😂

[@horriblekellible]

5/6 I didn't know what a "tentative" look would look like HAHA

[@lineko7013]

exact same score and exact same reason for me

[@Manie230]

5/6 even though I had no idea what the fuck tentative means (English is my second language) I didn’t get the first one cause he doesn’t look insisting at all.

[@Em-et8ie]

Same same

[@supermegaawesomeultragal7820]

Same! 😂

[@HealingbeginswithU]

Same!

[@Did.a_flip]

Got em all. The first was hard, between insisting and amused. Maybe because the thrill of the hunt is so stimulating.

[@bonesandhearts5683]

Dude it looks like ted bundy right? Is that ted bundy lol?? I thought amused too in like an evil way

[@SensationalSeafairy]

That was my only struggle too. Inl could "see" a malicious smile if the picture was complete. Maybe because of the lines towards the cheeks.

[@skippymagrue]

Me too!

[@avapalms2370]

I’m an autistic female and I got all correct

[@zhabo3963]

Amused?! 😅 How?!

[@ADerpyHeap]

I have autism yet still scored 6/6. For my fellow autismers or people who struggle, here’s some tricks I find useful: I find it easier to identify emotions by categorizing them in a polarized spectrum. Is it a calm or intense emotion? Is it positive or negative? Defensive or inviting? And lastly, clouded or sharp. (I might have mislabeled some of ‘em, but I think u get my point). By ruling them out one by one, you’ll have an easier time pinpointing the exact emotion. :D

[@michellelynngarceau3851]

6/6. I’m a woman and a domestic violence survivor, being able to quickly and accurately read facial expressions was extremely important.

[@Magikarp_With_Dragonrage]

5/6, but I don't tend to look at peoples' eyes when I interact. I did train this skill heavily when I was younger though, glad to see it stuck.

[@spicybeantofu]

Why it's how you tell if someone is gonna hurt you. You see it in their eyes and face..

[@VigorousYouth.]

@@spicybeantofunot saying this person has it, but a lot of autistic people can’t do that eye contact it’s extremely uncomfortable and with some even cause pain. They can mask and train the skill, but they don’t like it. It’s not really something they can help. Their brain is just different. I also prefer not to hold eye contact it’s very uncomfortable. There are other cues you can read that aren’t in the face, such as body language or vocal tone to determine how someone is. Some people are good at masking their facial expressions so the face is not the most reliable source however body language can be very much more telling and more easy to spot and grasp, especially if the person shows common patterns. If they go against those patterns and start showing worrisome body language you can tell if you are about be harmed or not.

[@IvAnimatesDaH3talian]

Same

[@KingNedya]

​@@spicybeantofuThis isn't quite true. I could tell if someone is feeling generally hostile, but I don't think I could tell if they're actually going to hurt me.

[@BenEyles-v1t]

I got 5/6 and the one I got wrong I overthought it and changed it from the right one always go with your first thought. Still crazy that we were able to get nearly all of them

[@monotropa_uniflora]

It's important to be aware that knowing the right answer to all of these doesn't disqualify you from being autistic. During an assessment people would also be interested in how you arrived at your answers.

[@matthewhare8639]

And those tests are still probabilistic and not definitive.

[@AXO_GAMING-w2k]

which one did you get wrong?

[@sundus928]

I can read people. I can see exactly what they're thinking or how they feel about me behind their eyes. I am undiagnosed autistic so i grew up being very hyperaware of people and my surroundings to protect myself, to not be looked down. I think these images simply shows how each individual judge people.

[@yeahwhatever1184]

6/6. I’m a 27 year old woman that grew up in an abusive household so I learned to read subtle cues/looks in order to avoid conflict at an early age

[@lucky0bastard]

Sameeee, 27 y.o. from abusive household with CPTSD, me and 1 of my psychiatrists confused it with autism at first, got cptsd diagnosed this year.

[@lucky0bastard]

Same

[@barbarasomogyi1127]

6/6: 23 yrs old here and honestly, same.

[@comeon9873]

5/6. I'm autistic but had an unstable parent with out of nowhere violent/angry outbursts

[@bdancestars]

I got 3/6 and I’m not diagnosed with autism or anything…

[@FreePalestineEndZionism]

Same. I hope you’re safe from your parent now.

[@karmanwilmot1648]

I got 5/6. I'm a woman with autism and high emotional intelligence(was officially diagnosed and was told by therapists that I have high emotional intelligence). I am constantly trying to decipher people's expressions, emotions, body language, words, and all that junk. I used to absolutely suck at it, but as the need and want to "fit in" got stronger, so did my masking and detection of people's expressions. It's a bit of a curse though, because now I know when people don't care about what I say or me in general. I used to be blissfully unaware thinking everyone was a friend if they weren't straight-up mean. On the bright side, it helps improve relationships, becoming friends, jobs, and so forth.

[@treplox4318]

omg same, as a kid I didn't care and couldn't tell when people were annoyed or angry until they yelled at me, this lead to me being very self conscious around people and now I "scan" people for every little expression and gesture

[@RileyR-seeu2]

Reminds me of that saying: ignorance is bliss Good job on reading people :)

[@arandomstartreknerd7261]

Same here!

[@danawest6048]

I relate to this so much

[@Taury-k7s]

6/6 I'm spiritually gifted!!!

[@FaZe_mingis]

6/6 where they were looking their eye shape and pure instinct

[@Ace-Of-Spades-And-Clubs]

I took the actual test - it’s longer online. I got 29/36, but I didn’t like how it was more common for women to be flirtatious or playful and men to be more commonly angry. The black and white was confusing. Also all the women were wearing makeup, which messed me up a few times because I couldn’t tell anything about the eyebrows.

[@astinotg7912]

They either look mad or chill. I can’t even tell what emotion I’m feeling, let alone other people 😭😭😭

[@AwesomeNot7]

fr

[@w3bbyy]

real

[@Devilspade]

emotionally dense is what i call it...i mean i got a 6 out of 6 so sucks to suck dweeb

[@thesurant7271]

bros got the tism (joking btw)

[@valca3867]

@@astinotg7912 same😅😭

[@nanof5429]

Why tf did I think the "Hostile" one was shy lol 😭 got all else right

[@prismaticlightpods6698]

I'm actually so grateful to see that I can still discern people's 'nature' and intentions through the windows to their souls.

[@rory6984]

I got 6/6 and I literally have aspergers😂

[@like_honey_]

I got 6/6 which means I too see them and further just decide to ignore em' Ahhhh y do I keep ignoring my intuitions ... Someday I'm gonna be dead because of it lol 😂🤣

[@sunset2.00]

You guys are women inside just don't know it...

[@ianmcveigh6943]

In my experience people that say they can read people well tend to have the biggest blinders up and let the worst people in their lives

[@lotus0289]

5 out of 6, im autistic but im also an artist and have been since i was 6. I need to learn how emotions look in eyes on a still picture to draw those expressions, so ive gained my skill from that. The thing i struggle most with is tones and underlying meanings in peoples words most of the time!

[@NiliMoto]

ayeee im also autistic and i also got 5/6. im no artist though, i developed cognitive empathy in early childhood just as a means to survive school (like most with asd), however i really had to double check the signs. still images are tough because important context is missing. cautious is the one that got me because that look could also be thrown after saying something reassuring to someone anxious to show them that its ok. i guess there is some overlap there as the look you throw to reassure someone can also be a cautious look to tell them "hey im looking out for you". which one tripped you up?

[@The-next-person]

Shalom to you, my friend, you have defied stereotypes

[@sniksnake9646]

why are all the autistic ppl getting 5/6 i also got 5/6 (idk what tentative means)

[@H.Michele]

Autistic here. I also got 5/6. 🙋🏼‍♀️ I am not good at reading people irl. I was sure I’d get them all wrong.

[@sniksnake9646]

@@H.Michele same

[@ThatBritishGuyonyourstreet]

5/6, I thought this would be harder than it actually was, I usually read people from other parts of their face so I’m pleasantly surprised with that

[@naylisyazwina6836]

5/6. I have Asperger’s and have high emotional intelligence I think. I know how to read people, I’m just 2/10 in responding lol. I tried to be a psychologist but I’m def too blunt to be one. I’m def going to be burnt out everyday too fast because of the need to adjust the way I talk to appear more sensitive if I was one

[@kermitthefrog4830]

6/6, great! Next step is learning hot to look people in the eyes