My interest grew even more when I read Jenny’s post about this very subject. Hence started a very lively discussion between us about this fascinating subject because I realised that Aspie Daughter must have some form of it. Reading her ‘About’ page, I was astounded to learn the unique way she ‘sees’ numbers as colours and that this is an actual condition called ‘synaesthesia’. Since then, we have shared many stories from our childhoods, put the world to rights and laughed so hard until my hotpants sides have split in two. Then, last summer (and once again, thank you ‘spamgate’!) I met my lovely friend Jenny over at her beautifully written blog Characters From The Kitchen. I thought it was part of her unique creativity and that it was just one of her many creative and special little ways. Over the years I’ve always been intrigued by the way Aspie Daughter told me how she could ‘taste’ and ‘see’ words in colour. I also knew just what she meant in remembering when we first arrived at LAX after a long-haul flight walking out into the warm, open air feeling exhausted yet exhilarated, of being hit in the face by the smell of French fries tinged with the fumes of gasoline. This is what was brought to Aspie Daughter’s mind as we chatted one day about the times when she was little and we used to go to Disneyland when we lived in California. It is the taste of hot coffee, Winchell’s donuts and egg and bacon breakfast sandwiches. My daughter and big brother on the Teacups at Disneyland 1990s

Synthesia syndrome