Phenomenon Daniel Tammet, an autistic genius who stunned the world

Once, in the framework of the reality show, almost in front of shocked spectators, he learned Icelandic in a week language. Yes its true. The site wants to introduce you to Daniel Tammet - highly functional savant-autistom.On can easily play back up to 22,514 decimal places in the number Pi, thoroughly knows at least ten languages, writes books, draw. There is almost no mathematical problems, which he failed. His intellectual abilities really incredible.



In appearance it is no different from ordinary people. But he is autistic. Or rather highly functional autistic Savant. Such a condition is quite rare, only ten percent of autistic savants have the skills. These people have incredible mental abilities,
Daniel Tammet Status even more rare. Unlike other savants, he has self-reflection.




Often when people are familiar with it, and learn about it, Tammet sees that there is a certain awkwardness. Almost all have a desire to ask anything. And usually they ask recite some text, or talk about the cube root. But he does not like to put on a show with calculations. More interesting, he said to give an understanding of how the mind works it. He believes that our personal perception - at the base of how we acquire knowledge. And by their example proves that aesthetic judgments rather than abstract reasoning, guide and shape the process by which we know what we know.

At the age of four years old boy suffered a seizure. Since then, he has become a see the numbers as some unique form with its texture and color.
He often depicts the three-dimensional shapes, which formed between the space creates a new shape, which becomes the result of the work. He's really obsessed with numbers. They are for him as a real live friends. Tammet cares about them and feel for them a special emotional attachment. It sounds strange, but how does this amazing man, this is not just an intellectual side of his personality. What he does with the numbers in my head, it all himself.

Unfortunately, this often giftedness becomes a punishment. Brain Tammet clings to everything that happens.
His brain can not plan without a clear and perfect order.
"I can not feel comfortable in the university. The setting will certainly annoy me! Try to find a job that is orderly, logical, quiet, suitable specifically for me "- with these words, Daniel Tammet went to his parents after graduation.

He did not want to feel helpless disabled person who sits on the neck of the parents. Therefore Daniel Tammet has organized its own website, which offers itself as a tutor. He developed an individual method of teaching foreign languages, which responded volunteers from different countries. He also teaches private clients primary computation skills. Through these activities, he became financially independent of their relatives. But do not forget that he is autistic, and in all other spheres of life, he will always need help.

The thirst to explore the nature of perception, how different types of outlook creates a completely different kind of knowledge and understanding, made Daniel Tammet is also a talented writer. He turned out to be subject not only to the top of the math. American Library Association in 2008, named his book, «Born in the blue day» «Embracing the huge sky»


Author Anna Baklaga source magazine "Amateur»

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