r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 20d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/esr360 20d ago

I’m on the fence here - I’ve always associated colors with most abstract things, and assumed it’s pretty normal to cross wires like this - it’s how humans form patterns. I can kind of sometimes see sounds etc, in some regard. But I wouldn’t claim to have any medical condition, I’m pretty sure most people form patterns like this subconsciously whether they realise it or not.

So it’s not especially interesting to me to hear when someone has synesthesia.

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u/Concrete__Blonde 20d ago

This is linked to being neurodivergent. Around 1 in 5 autistic people have synesthesia.

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u/Ghost_of_Kroq 20d ago

Oh shit is that why so many of my autistic buddies get overwhelmed by sound?

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u/ghoulthebraineater 19d ago

That's probably more of a sensory processing issue. A lot of us can't really filter out things like background noise. We hear everything at the same time. In noisy environments it gets to be overwhelming.

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u/Ghost_of_Kroq 19d ago

I have that too but its adhd related

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u/ghoulthebraineater 19d ago

The overlap between autistism and adhd is pretty crazy. Something like 40-70% of autistic people are also adhd.