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I have been here almost 60 years too, we came to Australia in 1964 when I was almost twelve.

I was born in England six months after Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen and like most English children, I was raised with a reverence for the Royal family. On this sad day, I would like to resurrect a story from my childhood memories to share with you. One day, when I was about eight or...

That's exactly how I am Ricci.

It sounds as if he may have a vision problem - maybe not seeing the centre of his vision. Has he been tested for macular degeneration (standard test at optometrist as we get older). Definitely speak to them or doctor about it. If he has been cleared of anything like that it, it may well be to...

I think it depends on how you were taught to spell. I was taught under old school methods where we sounded words out and learned rules of spelling (e.g i before e). The modern method of visually recognising words would definitely be a barrier to an Aphantasic (in my opinion). A good example of...

Not recognizing faces and things is not part of Aphantasia. I cannot 'see' them in my mind but definitely recognize them when I see them.

Thank you Sethia. It is an incredibly difficult concept to describe to someone. One of my adult granddaughters has the same condition. My mum used to get confused with how things work and I can always remember my dad saying to her quite frequently "It's all done with smoke and mirrors" so I...

Hi Jonathan, yes, all my own writing. It's frustrating isn't it? I can't even get that far. I remember things and people from photographs - when I think of my mum I get a similar rough concept of her in a photograph I took - but no details. Although when I look at photos or people, I know who...

Aphantasia: Missing my Mind’s Eye It happened quite by accident. My husband was driving along a country road late one afternoon last year and started counting how many kangaroo were in the paddock we were passing. I told him to keep his eyes on the road and he assured me he was. “Well you...