When I found out I was expecting twins, I immediately began wondering what kind of bond my kids would experience. Would they come out of the womb already knowing each other? Would they communicate in their own language of baby babble? Would they ever have that logic-defying, almost psychic ability known as twin telepathy?

When they were born, my twins were like most newborns. They wanted to be held, fed, and changed on repeat. Socializing with one another didn’t seem to be a huge priority for either of them.

Now, at 5 years old, my kids have a pretty incredible bond. But twin telepathy? I’ve never seen anything to suggest they experience that. I have always wondered, though, if my kids will have some sort of intuitive connection as they move through life.

Is Twin Telepathy Real?

Tammy Schamuhn, a registered psychologist and the co-founder of the Institute of Child Psychology, has also heard the anecdotal evidence of twins having a strong emotional or physical connection. “Having a feeling of ‘something being wrong’ when their twin is in crisis, or simply being so in tune they seem to finish one another’s sentences, or finding themselves engaging in similar activities even though they are in different places,” says Schamuhn. “That being said, similar synchronous experiences are also reported in non-twin siblings and close friends.”

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