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Of course, this research is preliminary, and it's also hampered by a reliance on self-reporting. Subsequent research, investigators hope, might use brain imagery to further validate the connection between autism spectrum conditions and an increased likelihood of synesthesia. And already, researchers have some ideas of why that link might exist: both autism and synesthesia are thought to involve unconventional neural development and have genetic underpinnings. Unraveling those overlaps might, one day, cultivate an enhanced understanding of the biological mechanisms behind the conditions.