I'd say mostly no to both questions. And I would be the first to acknowledge that I'm not great picking up body language from others. Hmmm.

As Zen said, probably means something.

No to both questions for me, unless the body language is incredibly dramatic. But I'm pretty sure I'm on the spectrum, so that isn't surprising to me.

No and sometimes, askye.

The repairman just left. I finally have a working oven again! I'm going to test it when my inlaws get here.

And let me ask this...when you are readingoing a book do you picture people's face when there is not a description of their face?

Weirdly, I've just noticed myself doing this recently. Not sure why the change.

I have additional thoughts but when Imy on the computer and not my phone.

The guy I talked to continues to seem really awesome. He loves cats and we traded links to cat videos. He then sent me a picture of this cool sphere with cutouts that was made of sugar. From his 3D printer.

And he likes Dr Horrible's sing along blog. But the 3d printer picture distracted from more a whedon talk.

I'm trying not to let my hopes get too high.

I don't think I picture characters' faces unless they're described.

The doctor called with my MRI results. I've got some ganglion cysts, which I'd never heard of, but I googled, and it makes sense. They're small, so the doctor wants to just wait and see for now, and continue with what I'm doing, and I'll see her again in March.

If I'm writing, I picture everything down to the smallest detail, including facial expressions.

If I'm reading, I only do it if I make a serious effort to do so.

I'm asking becauseveryone I realize I rarely if ever think about body language or facial expressions unless it's a strong emotion.

I also don't remember the hat my body and how I move and look conveys a message as well.

I'm expressive but it's more...for myself. Even though I can't see it in can feel it and picture what I look like ...but I don't really do subtle things. Like I have no half smile. I it feels weird and I swear I look like creepy Sheldon smile.

I'm pathologically observational and will note and file body language, posture, gesture, tension or lack thereof, facial microexpressions, and voice level and tone (clenched jaw, stiff mouthparts, little breath propulsion) over content most of the time.

Or conversely, purposely not look at the speaker to avoid observational notetaking and eval, and concentrate on content vs. tonality and tension.

That comes out in my writing, but I edit most of it. I also purposely omit physical description of characters, unless it will be important that his hair is red, or that his sidekick can bench 600lbs and every muscle is defined. I do tend to describe voices, or at least evaluate the auto-emotional response their voice elicits, and whether a character is still or constantly in motion (and whether she wears anything that makes noise when she moves).

I think all writers see movies in our heads, and attempt to put microdirection on the page so the reader will see the story the way we see it. I'd rather read a story that gives me only enough detail to cast and direct my own movie as the story unfolds.