Aphantasia

“How come you write so fast?” It was the final question after my hour-long talk to a group of ten-year-olds about my latest children’s book, and followed hot on the heels of, “Where do you get your ideas from?” and, “Can we leave now?” It was a question that, until…

Aphantasia is a condition in which ‘sufferers’ do not have the ability to visualise, with imagination being made up purely of words. …

My experience with aphantasia — It was 4 am and I was staring at my laptop screen, hands cramping and eyes straining. Like all good science students, I was several thousand words behind on my master’s thesis and I desperately needed to get to sleep. I turned off my laptop, climbed into bed and put…

There is a phenomenon where some people can actually read descriptions and actually picture it in their head. The smells, the sights, it plays for them like television or like a memory. It’s vivid and it can actually put them right in the scene. Crazy, right? I was then informed…

How my mind’s eye blindness led to a new perspective — As an artist, I often find myself in deep thought and contemplation, trying to conceptualize the next “masterpiece” I will create. However, for me, the ability to visualize and form mental images is not something that comes naturally. When I first discovered that I had Aphantasia, I was filled with…

Show Notes for Embracing Autism Podcast — Ep. 207 Introduction: Lia: Join us today as we explore what it means to have aphantasia, how it relates to autism and how it may overlap with the other senses. Lia: Welcome to Embracing Autism, a podcast for parents of autistic children seeking advice…

I have a condition called Aphantasia, which means that I can’t visualize images in my mind. Unlike most people who can easily conjure up mental pictures, I cannot see anything in my “mind’s eye” — not even vague or blurry shapes. There is just nothing there. AI alleviates my aphantasia…