Close your eyes and try to imagine a red star. Alright, which of the 6 examples did you see in your head? Poll in tweet below 
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... I didn't realize people _literally_ see things when they try to visualize them?? I'm firmly #1 from the example image. TIL this is "aphantasia." h/t
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My hypothesis is that NVLD (nonverbal learning disorder; inability to visualize) and Autism (very visual thinking) are part of the same spectrum. NVLD is only diagnosed in extreme cases because hyper-verbal thinkers are more capable of masking their deficiencies than autists.
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(high-functioning NVLD is generally diagnosed as Autism (or maybe Aspergers), ignoring that high-functioning hyper-verbal thinkers actually think quite differently from high-functioning visual thinkers)
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Very interesting!
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