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By Daniel Tammet. Daniel is almost unique among people with an autistic spectrum disorder. This is his touching story, read by Paul Panting.
By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting.
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. Daniel has Savant Syndrome, a rare form of Asperger's. He also has a compulsive need for order and routine.
Daniel is virtually unique among people with an autistic spectrum disorder in having a high degree of self awareness which he has used to communicate his touching and heart-warming story.
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