An earlier post on Synethesia
intrigued me. So I involved something more common today in children, Autism. I
came across a book called “Born on a Blue Day” by Daniel Tammet. Daniel was
diagnoses with a high functioning autism and has used Synesthesia to help him
socialize. A main reason it is difficult for someone with autism to have social
relations with anyone is because, as Daniel stated, there is a disconnection
for feelings and understanding them. Since Synesthesia has colors and, for
Daniel, different textures he uses them to give him an idea of the feelings
someone may have. The feeling sad he relates to a particular number that is
dark and cold. The book was published in 2007 and it makes me wonder if this
was helpful in any way since then on new understandings of autism.
Daniel Tammet
Daniel Tammet
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