User talk:Dawnfire

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Associated Cognitive Traits

Dawnfire added "However, it might be more accurate to describe the last two problems as being merely the tendency to reverse numbers and letters (a trait commonly found among non-righthanders). This may cause some difficulty with things such as spelling or place value but need to translate into any general impairment in mathematics or literacy. In fact, synaethesia is rarely associated with actual dyslexia/dyscalculia.

The claim, often found in articles on the condition, that synaethesia occurs at the expense of mathematical ability, is thus inaccurate or at least seriously overstates the case. In general, people with synaethesia are probably just as likely to be mathematically skilled as anyone else and can not be said to suffer from 'learning difficulties'. On the other had the equally common claim that synaesthetes possess exceptional intelligence also seems to have little or no foundation."

I have removed these sections because there is simply no published data one way or the other on these questions. If someone can find appropriate references, please feel free to add this material back in. See NOR. Similarly, there are a number of places where this passage seems to offer interpretations rather than data, which may run afoul of the NPOV. There is no foundation, one way or the other, for the claims here, at least in the published scientific literature. If someone knows of something that is published, or that will be published, please feel free to change the post back with appropriate citations I am also posting this to Dawnfire's talk page. Edhubbard 05:51, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]