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Aphantasia

Westby · Word of Mouth

This short overview, written for speech-language pathologists in a practitioner newsletter, describes aphantasia as a difference rather than a disorder, often affecting other senses and memory. It suggests how aphantasia might affect children's pretend play, reading, spelling and planning, and notes there is no research showing that people with aphantasia can be trained to visualize. Most of its list of possible benefits, such as protection from trauma, grief and depression, comes without supporting studies.