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Originally Posted by CantExplain
I have sometimes read anger in people who denied they were angry. I could, of course, have made a mistake. (Aspergics often do.) But it is very difficult to persuade me that I didn't see what I know I saw.
I find it very frustrating. I can read children and animals but not adult humans. Frankly, I blame the adult humans.
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What you may be having trouble with, being Aspergic, is reading secondary emotions. Children and animals are very genuine. They don't try to hide their feelings (older children do, especially if they have been implicitly taught that their feelings are not okay).
That's the key. Many times a primary emotion is fleeting, then a secondary emotion takes over. For instance, someone can feel sadness and fear as their primary emotion, but show anger because it is less vulnerable and gives the person a feeling of power over the situation.