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Help Arrives for Mirror-Touch Synesthetes

By Maureen Seaberg — 2015

Pioneering therapist Dr. Judith Orloff counsels the highly empathic.

Read on www.psychologytoday.com

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Billie Eilish Talks Happier Than Ever, Directing Music Videos and Her Synesthesia | The Tonight Show

Billie Eilish talks about her new album Happier Than Ever, directing her own music videos and reveals what shape and color Jimmy is according to her synesthesia.

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2021
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Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia

A person with synesthesia might feel the flavor of food on her fingertips, sense the letter “J” as shimmering magenta or the number “5” as emerald green, hear and taste her husband’s voice as buttery golden brown.

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Richard E. Cytowic, David M. Eagleman
2011
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Synesthesia

An accessible, concise primer on the neurological trait of synesthesia—vividly felt sensory couplings—by a founder of the field.

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Richard E. Cytowic
2018
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Tasting the Universe: People Who See Colors in Words and Rainbows in Symphonies

What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery happening in her own life? Maureen Seaberg did just that and lived for a year exploring her synesthesia.

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Maureen Seaberg
2011
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Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

In her new masterpiece, the author of the bestselling phenomenon Quiet reveals the power of a bittersweet outlook on life, and why we’ve been so blind to its value.

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Susan Cain
2025
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Changing the Way We Talk About Disability | Amy Oulton | TEDxBrighton

You can take a wheelchair just about anywhere. Amy addresses societal perceptions of disability and her vision for how we all change the way we approach disability.

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2018
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Disabled Person OR Person With a Disability?

Today we are discussing a popular topic; is it more appropriate to say disabled person or person with a disability (PWD)? Well, it all depends on how an individual identifies, there are strong feelings about each.

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2016
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Understanding Social Cognition in Autism | Diverse Intelligences

An inspiring new project aims to challenge how we think about autism, reframing it not as a disability but a difference. We’re often led to believe that intelligence is an objective measure. Dr. Sue Fletcher-Watson and Dr.

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2019
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How I learned Emotional Intelligence with Aspergers (and How You Can Too!) | Emotions Explained

Emotional Intelligence is my Aspergers special interest, yet despite this I still struggled with social skills for many years. In this video I share my journey including two key turning points that drastically accelerated my learning.

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2018
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Tourette Syndrome: Support for Parents

Do you suspect that your child might have Tourette Syndrome? What are the challenges of Tourette - for your child and for you? Where can you turn for support?

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2019
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