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Autistic Savant
Calculators are fast, but Daniel Tammet is faster. Daniel is an autistic savant that can do a math problem in a blink of an eye who suffers from four disabilities.
Most people struggle with one disability, but Tammet has overcome four. First is Asperger's a form of autism. Also is the challenge of epilepsy, which is a neurological disorder marked by sudden episodes that results in seizures. Additionally, he suffers from synesthesia, a rare neurological mixing of the senses and causes emotions to be stopped. Savant Syndrome causes an obsessive need for routine and therefore, limits one’s focus (Strauss).
Daniel is connected to all these disorders in many ways.Tammet, born on January 31,1979 in London, England, was born with all these syndromes except epilepsy. Aspergers Syndrome made his social life harder than others because some kids could not understand him. Being autistic he cannot drive a car, wire a plug, or tell his left from right, which made it hard for him to do anything. Having Epileptic Fit made him obsess over counting everything and he became too focused. He would count anything he laid his eyes on that …show more content…

He always wanted to thank his mother and father for loving him and being patient with him when he was down or angry. He also thanks his brothers and sisters for sticking up for him and always playing and loving him. Thanks to Karen Hammond for showing him the power of enthusiasm, Andrew Lownie for being his literary agent, Rowenna Webb, Helen Coyle, and Kerry Hood, for all their help and advice with the books, and Bruce and the team at free press for their help with the U.S. edition, and his partner Neil for always being himself. Daniel first met his partner online in the autumn of 2000. Neil and Daniel had a lot in common. Later they swapped emails and chatted all the time. Soon after Daniel told his parents he was gay they started dating (Tammet 7,8, and

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