Born On a Blue Day
Feb 2007 · Hachette UK
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'I was born on 31 January 1979 - a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, because the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue, like the number nine or the sound of loud voices arguing.' Like the character Hoffman portrayed, he can perform extraordinary maths in his head, sees numbers as shapes, colours, textures and motions, and can learn to speak a language fluently from scratch in three days. He also 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 all like the Rain Man. He is virtually unique amongst people who have severe autisitic disorders in being capable of living a fully-functioning, independent life. It is this incredible self-awareness and ability to communicate what it feels like to live in a totally extraordinary way that makes BORN ON A BLUE DAY so powerful.
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Kirsty Crouch
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October 14, 2019
This book is not only insightful into what life is like for someone who has autism but so well written it is literally a page turner. I couldn't put it down. I use software apps to read my books aloud and I looked up to discover my 8 year old son was also listening intently to the book.
Long Jye Low
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August 1, 2015
Initially bought this to help myself to learn about the actual thought and perspective of a person with ASD, so I could help them better(I am a therapist). I usually work with those that are really low functioning, but this book still helped in some ways, gave me some idea how to help them learn better, and looking through their perspective.
Jo lewington
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March 29, 2013
This book is a true insight and very fascinating. Can't recommend it enough!
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About the author
Formerly an autistic child whose mother tongue was numbers, Daniel Tammet is the author of a rich and widely acclaimed body of work, including memoirs, essays, literary reportage, poetry and fiction. Born on a Blue Day (2006) and Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing (2017) were named by Booklist magazine among the editors' annual selections. Thinking in Numbers (2012) was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. Tammet's books have been translated into thirty languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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