Huh. Ran across this article today, which describes to a "T" what I have been these years referring to as my "built-in HIPAA".

I only have a very mild form of the condition, but how cool is that? One thinks (for decades) that his failure to recognize individuals is due to an inherent indifference to people, or to a social maladjustment, and come to find out it's just a teensy weensy brain malfunction...

Hey, wait a minute...