Sea_of_Saiyan wrote:
This happens to me - I didn't realize this had anything to do with autism though.
It doesn't necessarily. I was curious if there was a correlation, as I said in my original post.
Pure speculation.
Read this link about Photic Sneeze Reflex:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex
Science does not yet fully understand what causes it, but the current theory is...
"... a congenital malfunction in nerve signals in the trigeminal nerve nuclei. The fifth cranial nerve, called the trigeminal nerve, is apparently responsible for sneezes. Research suggests that some people have an association between this nerve and the nerve that transmits visual impulses to the brain. Overstimulation of the optic nerve triggers the trigeminal nerve, and this causes the photic sneeze reflex."
In other words... wires are crossed in the brain.
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