Everyone should read this book. Autism has become an epidemic and no matter what your age or occupation you will likely meet someone or know someone well with the disorder.
The author does a wonderful job of describing what it is like to be on the spectrum.

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Written by a young man that shares his story of being an autistic savant. Daniel Tammet sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. Eye opening book & you feel the pain and happiness of this young man!

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I tried to read this book, but I couldn't get into it. I am sure that Daniel Tammet is a very extradinary man however I found it slow and not worth reading all the way through.

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This book is a must-read for any parent of a child with any type of autistic-spectrum disorder. Using clear descriptions and eben pictures, Daniel Tammet explains his unique gifts and sensory experiences in a way that really helps the reader understand his unique perspective and experiences. Daniel's condition of "mixed senses" where he sees numbers as shapes and colors is truly a rare condition that he uses in all circumstances to his advantage. It is clear to see that Daniel considers his "disorder" a gift.

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Very interesting and insightful view into the world of an Autistic Savant. The author is able to articulate his experience from an early age to adulthood that is really quite remarkable. His narrative provided me with a new way of appreciating the abilities of savants.

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I was planning on reading this after seeing it mentioned in 2011's "Moonwalking with Einstein - The Art and Science of Remembering Everything" by journalist Joshua Foer. However, during the course of Joshua's conversations and non-scientific reviews of Mr. Tammet's reputed extraordinary talents, he was semi-exposed to be, most likely, a highly-practiced mnemonist. The whole 'seeing-numbers-as-colors-and-shapes' claim didn't seem to pan out, as the same 4-digit number was described in 3 completely different fashions over the course of 3 interviews in a year's span. What's even more interesting is that Kim Peek, the inspiration for "Rain Man", was also revealed to have similar ultra-high-level mnemonic abilities, casting much doubt on their 'savant' nomenclature.

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Very interesting, well written.

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