daniel tammet

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plague
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14 Sep 2006, 11:01 pm

Has anybody heard about Daniel Tammet he a guy in his 20's from England That has AS i first heard about him in the Sydny morning Herald in australia.

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14 Sep 2006, 11:54 pm

Yeah reciting pi in the thousands of digits, knowing all sorts of languages, including one he invented on his own--autistic savant abilities sans the social impairment--this guy is one amazing Aspie.

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15 Sep 2006, 3:15 am

He's written a book called "Born On a Blue Day" and I saw him on a program called "Brainman". He also has synaesthesia, where he can see numbers in the air and perform complex mathematics in his head.

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15 Sep 2006, 4:43 am

Here's his website-
http://www.optimnem.co.uk/

Very impressive guy...

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15 Sep 2006, 7:55 am

Daniel Tammet was discussed on the following WP threads:
http://www.wrongplanet.net/asperger.htm ... pic&t=1895
http://www.wrongplanet.net/asperger.htm ... pic&t=3954
http://www.wrongplanet.net/asperger.htm ... ic&t=15159
He was interviewed by the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story ... 03,00.html
And by the Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main. ... xml&page=1

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