Wednesdays are blue in Daniel Tammet’s world. His book “Born on a Blue Day
: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant” is his stunning autobiography. That he has written such a precise and yet fascinating record of his existence to date opens a door on the world of this uncommon but growing condition.Autistic people, especially those who also suffer from Asperger’s Syndrome have great difficulty socially and communication skills at Tammet’s level are uncommon. The majority of his life has been spent in a withdrawn state punctuated by his fame as a savant. His ability to sense the world of numbers and dates as shapes and colors, otherwise known as synesthesia, led to his record breaking recitation of the mathematical proportion “pi” to 22,514 decimal places that took five hours.
I enjoyed his book thoroughly, as he brings us to his extraordinary mind and his perspective of the things around him. He is considered a celebrity in his own rights and its a comfortable thought that he have achieved more than a normal human being on the street. He deserved our applause.
Kudos to his families and his partner, Neil for always being there for him and not giving up on him. It matters so much and made a huge difference in someone's life.
Source : Optimnem
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