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Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant Author: Daniel Tammet $11.20 |
Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant |
Editorial Review:
Born on a Blue Day is a journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today -- guided by the owner himself. Daniel Tammet is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and able to explain what is happening inside his head.
He sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He can learn to speak new languages fluently, from scratch, in a week. In 2004, he memorized and recited more than 22,000 digits of pi, setting a record. He has savant syndrome, an extremely rare condition that gives him the most unimaginable mental powers, much like those portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the film Rain Man.
Fascinating and inspiring, Born on a Blue Day explores what it' s like to be special and gives us an insight into what makes us all human -- our minds.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
Art & Autism: 
Like Temple Grandin, another high-functioning autistic mentioned briefly in the last chapter of this book, Daniel provides rare insight into the world of autism and savantism. Few with his neurological condition (you can hardly call it a "disability") are articulate enough to express what it's like from the inside. In fact the majority of this book details his fairly mundane daily life, and the events surrounding his "discovery" by science, the documentary made about him, and his appearance on David...
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Born on a Blue Day book review:
Cassie Hawkins
Instructor Gina Fournier
Comp II (Wed 8-11:55)
October 29, 2008
Born on a Blue Day
Having a child born with a disorder, is most parents fear. Not knowing if the child they are about to give birth will need extra attention brought forth for his/her needs. Some parents even have to take parenting classes; not because they are a bad parent but, they need to learn how to tend to their child's needs. Daniel Tammet was born with a form of autism called Asperger's...more info
Fascinating and heart warming!:
I absolutely could not put this book down! What an amazing individual Daniel is. I would love to meet him. I was amazed at how fluid the book was given it was written by an autistic person. I HIGHLY recommend this book!
Meticulous detail about the rhythm and routine of the author's life: 
Daniel Tammet has penned his account of his life, through his 27th year, as a British autistic savant who has navigated through his life with Asperger's syndrome and synesthesia. He captures with meticulous detail the rhythm and routine of his life and recounts his events and experiences though offers few thoughts about his inner thinking.
His prose (and one has to wonder how heavy or light a hand his editors wielded) is precise and measured--not surprisingly--but the overall story does not crackle...more info
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