Got synaesthesia in the OED when I tried synesthesia.wow, we all know how those Brits enjoy their extra vowels and extra syllables.
Anyway, to add to the list: there's a new book out on synesthesia called
Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens by Patricia Duffy, a language instructor at the United Nations. I read the blurb and learned that among famous synesthetes were Nabokov and Rimbaud.
I also learned, a long time ago, that many children are born with synesthetic abilities but have it 'categorized' out of them by puberty. I can remember numbers, days and months having specific colors when I was a child, but it no longer happens.
Anyway, seems that some take this ability to be a disability. Here's a self-help site I stumbled upon, FWIW:
http://www.dischord.net/synesthesia pointedly ignoring Dr Bill's crudeness
