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I think I may have color–grapheme synesthesia. For the most part, I don't pay attention to the colors that I perceive in letters and numbers. But then I read an
by cardamomo 6y ago
I think I may have color–grapheme synesthesia. For the most part, I don't pay attention to the colors that I perceive in letters and numbers. But then I read an article like this, which quotes someone during the colors they see, and a voice in my mind shouts, "That's not the color of L!"
As a tangent, I wonder if there is any association between color–grapheme synesthesia and spelling or reading ability. I work as a kindergarten and first grade teacher, so I have the pleasure of guiding many young minds of all kinds as they begin to read.
- 0d9eooo 6y agoI have color-grapheme synesthesia. I was in a study once because of it and got frustrated by the colors on the screen being offered in the study, because they generally weren't quite right in capturing the colors correctly. I had kind of a similar experience as what you're describing. I didn't even know there was a term for it, and just sort of assumed everyone experienced things that way, like phosphenes or things like that. Then I was reading an article about it, and realized they were talking about my experience.
- jandrewrogers 6y agoI had a version of this as a child, I simply assumed it was normal at the time. It disappeared at some point when I got older but I still have a strong memory of the precise colors.