Optimnen: The Official Website of Daniel Tammet
Born On A Blue Day Born On A Blue Day
A Memoir of Asperger's and an Extraordinary Mind
Daniel sees numbers as shapes, colours and textures and can perform extraordinary maths in his head. He can also learn to speak a language fluently from scratch in a week. He has Savant Syndrome, an extremely rare form of Asperger's that gives him almost unimaginable mental powers, much like the Rain Man portrayed by Dustin Hoffman.
Daniel has a compulsive need for order and routine - he eats exactly 45 grams of porridge for breakfast and cannot leave the house without counting the number of items of clothing he's wearing. If he gets stressed or unhappy he closes his eyes and counts. But in some ways Daniel is not at all like the Rain Man. He is virtually unique amongst people who have severe autistic disorders in being capable of living a fully independent life. It is his incredible self-awareness and ability to communicate what it feels like to live in a unique way that makes his story so powerful.
Touching as well as fascinating, Born On A Blue Day, explores what it's like to be special and in so doing gives us an insight into what makes us all human - our minds.
This remarkable book provides deep insight into a unique mind.
Richard and Judy
This book is a must read for anybody who is interested in how the mind works.
Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation and Thinking in Pictures
- Buy an autographed/personalised copy of "Born On A Blue Day"
- Buy online at Amazon.co.uk
- Buy online at Amazon.com
- Buy online at Barnes And Noble.com
