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Being autistic with hyperphantasia?

1 min readByTravis Lord
I know this is called the aphantasia network, but figured this perspective might be helpful to some, and it is simply hard to find any other active communities revolving around either concept. I bring this up as someone who keeps hearing aphantasia is more common in those on the spectrum. I don't doubt it but I feel I then stand out a bit, and have seen more research that says we typically actually fall on either extreme. Just something I wonder about is how our senses can particularly be assaulted; for me, not being able to filter out any sounds is one, and hypersensititivy to light is another factor. I feel those can play a large role in how the mind chooses to either visualize or store visual and audio mental libraries. I wonder if anyone else here had any similar experiences, whether it's something like having inner monologue going all of the time along with other voices, constant conversations, songs whether existing or new, as well as perhaps tending to stay in a dark or dimly lit environment affecting how we might see in our minds eye or project onto our surroundings.

Being autistic with hyperphantasia?

1 min readByTravis Lord
I know this is called the aphantasia network, but figured this perspective might be helpful to some, and it is simply hard to find any other active communities revolving around either concept. I bring this up as someone who keeps hearing aphantasia is more common in those on the spectrum. I don't doubt it but I feel I then stand out a bit, and have seen more research that says we typically actually fall on either extreme. Just something I wonder about is how our senses can particularly be assaulted; for me, not being able to filter out any sounds is one, and hypersensititivy to light is another factor. I feel those can play a large role in how the mind chooses to either visualize or store visual and audio mental libraries. I wonder if anyone else here had any similar experiences, whether it's something like having inner monologue going all of the time along with other voices, constant conversations, songs whether existing or new, as well as perhaps tending to stay in a dark or dimly lit environment affecting how we might see in our minds eye or project onto our surroundings.
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Neal White•recently•edited
I'm on the high functioning side of the spectrum and I have extreme aphantasia, not hyperphantasia, but I also have difficulty filtering sounds, and I have a constant inner monologue that includes earworms (existing songs, not new, playing in my mental background). I'm also sensitive to bright lights, but that's due to a different (physical) issue. Anyway, I can relate. Also, my wife has hyperphantasia, so I'm familiar with some of the difficulties that entails.
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