When I was a child, my behavior was far from being what most people would label 'intelligent.' It was often limited, repetitive and anti-social. I could not do many of the things that most people take for granted, such as looking someone in the eye or deciphering a person's body language, and only acquired these skills with much effort over time.
Every culture has contributed to maths just as it has contributed to literature. It's a universal language; numbers belong to everyone. - Daniel Tammet
Every culture has contributed to maths just as it has contributed to literature. It's a universal language; numbers belong to everyone.
- Daniel Tammet
I consider social skills a bit like learning a language. I've been practising it for so long over so many years I've almost lost my accent. - Daniel Tammet
I consider social skills a bit like learning a language. I've been practising it for so long over so many years I've almost lost my accent.
You don't have to be disabled to be different, because everybody's different. - Daniel Tammet
You don't have to be disabled to be different, because everybody's different.
37 is a lumpy number, a bit like porridge. Six is very small and dark and cold, and whenever I was little trying to understand what sadness is I woul… - Daniel Tammet
37 is a lumpy number, a bit like porridge. Six is very small and dark and cold, and whenever I was little trying to understand what sadness is I woul…
My autism is a very mild form. It was diagnosed at the age of 25, partly because it wasn't diagnosable as a teenager (this is Asperger's syndrome, sp… - Daniel Tammet
My autism is a very mild form. It was diagnosed at the age of 25, partly because it wasn't diagnosable as a teenager (this is Asperger's syndrome, sp…
Like works of literature, mathematical ideas help expand our circle of empathy, liberating us from the tyranny of a single, parochial point of view. … - Daniel Tammet
Like works of literature, mathematical ideas help expand our circle of empathy, liberating us from the tyranny of a single, parochial point of view. …
I can well imagine that certain writers, even writers that we'd consider today very great writers, may not necessarily have tested highly on IQ just … - Daniel Tammet
I can well imagine that certain writers, even writers that we'd consider today very great writers, may not necessarily have tested highly on IQ just …
I had eventually come to understand that friendship was a delicate, gradual process that mustn’t be rushed or seized upon but allowed and encouraged … - Daniel Tammet
I had eventually come to understand that friendship was a delicate, gradual process that mustn’t be rushed or seized upon but allowed and encouraged …
I would play with numbers in a way that other kids would play with their friends. - Daniel Tammet
I would play with numbers in a way that other kids would play with their friends.
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