Born on a blue day

Hello Everyone!

Today I think that I will finally finish the topic related to various types of disorders. Today I will tell you about a fascinating book that I started reading, but I haven't finished it yet, I hope I will do it soon. The book is called "Born on a blue day: inside the extraordinary mind of an autistic savant: a memoir" was written by Daniel Tammet. It is a kind of diary that tells us about the hero's life.

First I will explain who a savant is, savant syndrome is a special state of mind that makes people with low IQs have above-average mental abilities. All savants have an excellent memory that allows them to remember a lot of information.

The very character of the author of the book is extremely interesting. Daniel Tammet knows 11 different languages, is the European record holder in reciting 22 514 digits of the number pi from memory, it took him over 5 hours to give all the digits. For the purposes of a documentary, he was to learn Icelandic in 7 days as a kind of research. On the last, seventh day, he was supposed to appear live on Icelandic television, to the great surprise of Daniel after 7 days of learning Icelandic, he was able to talk to reporters without any problems.

In his book, he talks about synesthesia, which is manifested in the fact that for him each number from 1 to 10,000 has its own specific color, structure, shape and even corresponds to certain emotions. He says that if he is among skyscrapers, he feels as if he is surrounded by the numbers 9, because he associates 9 with height and for him it is a huge and high number. It is also interesting how he writes about emotions, which he admits that he does not fully understand, but says that when his friend tells him that he is sad, he imagines number 6 to understand his emotions, imagines how he is sitting in it. This is due to the fact that he associates the number 6 with a feeling of sadness and depression, so when thinking about this number, he can feel these emotions.

I haven't read the entire book yet, but I think that what I have just presented encourages you to read it.


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