✨Thursday Thoughts✨
From a young age, I always knew I was different from other children. I was a very gentle, quiet child. I had an innate empathy towards people and animals, and a sensitivity to emotions and the world unfolding around me. The one thing I was always very drawn to from that very age was colour.
At that tender age, I couldn’t possibly know that what I have are traits of Synesthesia.
So, What is Synaesthesia?
Someone is either born with synesthesia or develops the condition at an early age. The condition does not affect an individual’s general health.
Some suspect the sensory crossover occurs due to the presence of additional neurons, which may link the affected senses. Another theory involves changes to how the brain receives information, as well as how that information gets processed.
It’s important to note that, despite the very different way that someone with synesthesia experiences and processes the world, it is not a form of or a sign of mental illness. In fact, studies and anecdotal data suggest that people with synesthesia are often highly intelligent, and it is often linked to traits of autism.
🧠Neurodivergent minds often favour pattern recognition, associative thinking, and sensory richness. Instead of categorising things as “this or that,” your brain might link ideas through metaphor, emotion, or visual resonance. Colour becomes a language more expressive than black-and-white logic.
🎨 Sensory Sensitivity: Saturated Perception
Many neurodivergent folks experience heightened sensory input. Colours aren’t just seen they’re felt. A shade might evoke a memory, a mood, a boundary. You might process emotional states through visual tones, making colour a kind of emotional shorthand.
✨ Symbolic Cognition: Living in Metaphor
You don’t just think, you story. You annotate, you name, you visualise the words differently. Colour is the perfect vessel for that kind of cognition.
So if this has resonated with you today or someone you know, then it’s time we started to open our eyes and see things differently!
Awareness = Choice = Change
TLC Hub Oct 2025
