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I have both aphantasia and autism and i wanted to see how many autists also have it.

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[โ€“] DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's kinda strange for me, because my brain defaults to no imagery, mostly just concepts and text, and a bunch of internal monologues. But if I push it I can come up with some fairly vivid images, especially if it's of something I've seen before. I'm fairly great at remembering places from my dreams, even if I can't remember what those dreams were about.

[โ€“] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 1 year ago

That's mostly how I am, too. If I was to think about an apple, it's kind of like an encyclopedia page in my head. I see an apple, though the image is foggy, but I see clear text spelling the word and listing everything I know about what an apple is.