Synaesthesia is more common in autism

According to a new research published in the journal Molecular Autism suggests that the people suffering with autism have more chances to gain synaesthesia. Synaesthesia is a problem that involves people experiencing a 'mixing of the senses'. This can be related to seeing colors when they hear sounds, or they mix up different kinds of musical nodes that may confuse them about different things. The Autism means when a person struggles with social relationships and communication. So, one who is has issues with social relationships or communication has high chances of developing mixing their senses. This is closely related to brain reactions. The lead researcher, Professor Simon Baron-Cohen at the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University explains, “I have studied both autism and synaesthesia for over 25 years and I had assumed that one had nothing to do with the other. These findings will re-focus research to examine common factors that drive brain development in these traditionally very separate conditions.”