Are aspies really "indigo children".

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These people that claim to see auras are probably just face recognition/color synesthetes.

I think people tend to miss a point here.

I don't deny that LeKiwi, and others, might perceive auras - in much the same (or even the identical) way that my migraine aura (different meaning) functions.

However, under controlled conditions, there is no correlation between the perceived things and any common reality. I.e. no one else perceives the same things in the same places, plus no measurements match up.

I do think there are some charlatans out there, who can easily fool people into thinking they share a common experience.

I've never tested it or done any reading into it so I couldn't say whether or not what I see is what these so-called 'spiritualist mediums' or whoever it is that 'sees auras' sees. They are very bright and very pretty, and they do seem to change a bit depending on mood (not go from bright red to green or something, just a dark red to a brighter, lighter red, for example), and they're different on different people... dunno if that means anything. I haven't ever given it much thought to be honest!! I'm not synesthetic though unfortunately so I can't put it down to that, and I can recognise faces (even if I can't for the life of me do names), so Odin's theory doesn't stand for me (though I'm sure there are plenty it would do).

I dunno... never really though about it till now, just thought I'd throw it in there though!!

Interesting. Why do you say that Odin's theory doesn't stand? Unless you mean that the auras you see are totally unrelated to the particular people. If you just see random colours around things, it might be a chromatic aberration in your eye, I guess. I was assuming that you meant something more cognitive than that.

My sister, who is heavily into alot of this new age stuff, bought this Indigo subject up with me the other day, I have never heard of it before, and had to look it up on wikipedia, it just sounds like a big load crap. There is absolutely no empirical evidence that these children have any mystical powers such as being able to read minds, or see auras, its all a load of bullcrap, I didn't have the heart to tell her what I thought.
Hey I have a brown aura, or is it gas

The empathy part caught my eye. My son (6, LFA) cannot stand to see anyone in pain. A few years back, when a crying pre-school classmate landed in time-out, my son sat beside him and wept. Recently, he's taken to crying whenever he sees those Humane Society ads, the ones with Sarah McLachlan. He doesn't know what's happening, or has happened, with those animals (we certainly haven't told him), yet he took one look and instantly began sobbing.

Ya know neale, I have the same problem with that Humane society commercial. I cry every time i see it. I am talking every time. I'm a theist, so I dont usually adhere to the new agey stuff. I looked up the significance of the color indigo the other day and found something interesting. The color indigo holds a special place with many of the Israeli community. Here's a little of what i found on wikipedia:

According to several rabbinic sages, blue is the color of God’s Glory.[3] Staring at this color aids in meditation, bringing us a glimpse of the “pavement of sapphire, like the very sky for purity,” which is a likeness of the Throne of God.[4]. Many items in the Mishkan, the portable sanctuary in the wilderness, such as the menorah, many of the vessels, and the Ark of the Covenant, were covered with blue cloth when transported from place to place.[5]


A set of tzitzit with blue techelet threadThe Flag of Israel has two blue stripes and a blue Star of David against a white background. An early Zionist poem explains that the color white symbolizes great faith; blue the appearance of the firmament.[6] (The original dark blue stripes were later lightened to heighten visibility at sea.) Because of its association with the State of Israel, blue has become very popular in contemporary Jewish design. Modern tallitot, especially those used by Religious Zionist Jews, often have blue stripes on a white background instead of black stripes common in Haredi communities.

In modern Hebrew “blue-white” (Hebrew: כחול־לבן‎) is used a synonym for “Israeli” as an adjective, especially for local produce (as opposed to imported).

I dont know if it has anything to do with 'Indigo Children' but it is apparently important to many Jews.

Given the principle of parsimony, or Ockham's razor, the simplest explanations for observed phenomena should be preferred over more complicated ones. The indigo and crystal children constructs clearly violate this widely accepted scientific rule. There are much more basic explanations for Asperger's autism and for ADHD which do not require any metaphysical leaps of faith.

This "indigo children" thing is complete and utter bullsh!t.
Any time Jenny McCarthy thinks something can "cure" her son of autism or label her son differently, it should be critically examined for fallacy.