People With Autism More Likely To Have Synesthesia, Study Finds

By Bahar Gholipour, Staff Writer Published: 11/20/2013 10:01 AM ESTon LiveScience People with autism may be more likely than others tohave synesthesia, a condition in which people experience a mixingof their senses, such as hearing tastes and shapes, and seeingnumbers in colors, a new study from Europe suggests. Researcherstested 164 people with autism and 97 people without autism bygiving them online questionnaires designed to evaluate whether theyhad synesthesia. ...

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