So the other day I heard something interesting about synaesthesia (where people's senses get mixed up, like they can hear colors and smell shapes), so I decided to read up on it more since it seemed like an interesting subject.

First I learned that it is more common in people with autism, which is interesting because I'm pretty sure I have Asperger's Syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism that isn't a totally bad condition to have. It has its up sides (like higher intelligence, intense focus on one's interests, and good memory) and its down sides (usually an atypical social life due to hindered ability to read and convey emotion).

So anyways, as I read further I find out that the most common type of synaesthesia is something I've experienced as long as I can remember! It's called grapheme-color synaesthesia, where every letter and number has a particular color associated with it in my head, and sometimes if I glance at a letter it will appear to be tinted that color, and I am strongly reminded of the color when I look at a letter or a word starting with that letter. For example, A, G, M and 2 are all red for me. D, F, J and P are green. R, X and 9 are purple. C, I and O are yellow, and so forth. They will often combine and a whole word will be a certain color. For example, the word "the" is orange because T and H are both orange letters. I had no idea most people do not read like this. What is it like to perceive every letter as boring old black all the time?
ermitonto Reviewed by ermitonto on . I have synaesthesia... So the other day I heard something interesting about synaesthesia (where people's senses get mixed up, like they can hear colors and smell shapes), so I decided to read up on it more since it seemed like an interesting subject. First I learned that it is more common in people with autism, which is interesting because I'm pretty sure I have Asperger's Syndrome, a form of high-functioning autism that isn't a totally bad condition to have. It has its up sides (like higher intelligence, intense Rating: 5