numbers and space

ok interesting things I've learned from the email list and things I am wondering about...

The people that have the number/letter/color/space/picture form(s) of synethesia have been saying that it causes problems with their school. Primarily the ablity to learn forgein lanuages and math...especially allgebra. Because the numbers/letters/colors don't mix or they have problems with the space the numbers are in. But they are better if not exceptional at writting/reading/spelling.

ok now heres the things I've been thinking about...I know I don't have the number/letter/color form of synesthesia. But when I did allgebra (and did horrible) I couldn't get the letters/numbers to "become" or equal each other. In my mind it wouldn't work. I also had trouble with learning spanish...something about the letters being in different places and making different sounds...my mind kept trying to "fix" it...like each letter or sound could only be in a certian place. But when I took ASL I did really well because it was all silent and all hand movements so the letters and sounds didn't change or move around. I am also every good at reading, and writing...well enough to score high on my SAT and be invited to the National Socity of High School Scholars.

The more I think about it the more it makes sense. Letters and Numbers and even Sounds all have their own places. When I was doing allgebra I tried to explain to him that "numbers and letters can't equal each other they don't mix" but I didn't know why they didn't mix and obviously my dad didn't understand because no one in my family has any form of synesthesia.

idk

maybe I am just crazy.