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Confusing Colours

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I wondered if anyone has problems with describing colours that they see, or imagine in their mind?  For example, I was making tea for a family member recently, and said to them "do you want the green and red cup?" - but the cup was green and yellow!  The thing is, I know the cups we have are green and yellow, as we've had them many years - it's just that when I described it, I mis-named the yellow as red.  This has happened many times over the years, and I'm always surprised and immediately say "why did I call that colour something else?"

I'm wondering if it's linked to a far greater problem, that of following verbal instruction, which has caused countless problems in the past, especially in employment.  I'm waiting for my assessment for an ASC after being referred, and the communication problems are something that I'll be asking them about, due to their impact on my life.

I'm not unduly concerned about the colour mis-naming, as it doesn't happen daily or weekly, but just randomly, and with no pattern to it.  Obviously there would be some jobs in which mis-naming a colour could have far greater impact, though as I'm unemployed at the moment, this is not currently a concern.

I'd be interested if anyone else has experieced this...........

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  • I have often had that problem in relation to colours. 

    Sometimes the wrong word comes out.  I am picturing the colour but then describe it incorrectly.  A bit like when I call someone by someone else's name even though they are nothing like the person whose name I use.

    I have also found myself pulling up at a green light, knowing it is green and only realising I needn't stop when I am nearly there.  I think it is because sometimes the brain just sends the wrong instructions or doesn't interpret the right action to perform at a specific time, if only for a split second.  Then when the event train is put into action it is a very difficult thing to stop.

    Another problem with general words is that they change their meaning.  The original meaning is often totally different and as a keen dictionary reader I often use or interpret the original meaning and this can cause problems and confusion.

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  • I have often had that problem in relation to colours. 

    Sometimes the wrong word comes out.  I am picturing the colour but then describe it incorrectly.  A bit like when I call someone by someone else's name even though they are nothing like the person whose name I use.

    I have also found myself pulling up at a green light, knowing it is green and only realising I needn't stop when I am nearly there.  I think it is because sometimes the brain just sends the wrong instructions or doesn't interpret the right action to perform at a specific time, if only for a split second.  Then when the event train is put into action it is a very difficult thing to stop.

    Another problem with general words is that they change their meaning.  The original meaning is often totally different and as a keen dictionary reader I often use or interpret the original meaning and this can cause problems and confusion.

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