BORN ON A BLUE DAY: A MEMOIR OF ASPERGERS AND AN EXTRAORDINARY MIND
Ouvrage 9781416535072 : BORN ON A BLUE DAY: A MEMOIR OF ASPERGERS 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.
Auteur : TAMMET
Editeur : FRANKLINCOVEY
Nombre de pages : 256
Date de publication : 07 2006
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