Nine Minds: Inner Lives on the Spectrum By Daniel Tammet
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A Japanese researcher in psychology sets out to measure loneliness while drawing on her own experience of autism A quirky boy growing up in 1950s Ottawa sows the seeds of his future Hollywood stardom In the US a non verbal man explores body language gesture by eloquent gesture in his mother s yoga classes Nine Minds delves into the extraordinary lives of nine neurodivergent men and women from around the globe From a Fields Medal winning mathematician to a murder detective a pioneering surgeon to a bestselling novelist each is remarkable in their field and each is changing how the world sees those on the spectrum Exploding the tired stereotypes of autism Daniel Tammet acclaimed author and an autistic savant himself reaches across the divides of age gender sexuality and nationality to draw out the inner worlds of his subjects Telling stories as richly diverse as the spectrum itself this illuminating life affirming work of narrative nonfiction celebrates the power and beauty of the neurodivergent mind and the daring freedom with which these individuals have built their lives Nine Minds Inner Lives on the SpectrumThis was a brilliantly written collection of stories about nine very different people from different parts of the world all with one thing in common Autism Each story gives us a look into how autism can differ from person to person in the way it presents and in the way it affects their daily lives I felt particularly drawn to the story of Billy a young boy rendered mute unable to advocate for himself but having a strong mother who fought for him in every way possible I ll give you a little rundown of these remarkable people Vaughan a brilliant hand wrist surgeon excellent in his field but struggles with daily conversations Kana a Japanese woman studying and researching loneliness particularly amongst those who are neurodivergent Warren a police detective whose autism has helped him solve numerous murders throughout his career naoisedolan an Irish author currently working on her third book Billy a boy who lost his ability to speak at the age of 2 and now in his 30s communicates via a device. Nine Minds nonfiction writing Amanda a blind woman with autism who uses a form of echolocation allowing her to see C dric a mathematician who ran for office in France Ayo a bullied girl who became a beauty queenDanny a Hollywood iconI d highly recommend this book Nine Minds Inner Lives on the Spectrum KathM Nine Minds Inner Lives on the Spectrum
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Daniel Tammet is the subject of the award winning television documentary The Boy with the Incredible Brain as well as a BBC Radio 4 documentary Two Poets with Les Murray and the Kate Bush song Pi He is the author of nine books including the memoir Born on a Blue Day an ALA Best Book for Young Adults two collections of essays Thinking in Numbers a New Yorker recommendation and Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing a Booklist Editors Choice and Listener Magazine Book of the Year a bilingual poetry collection in English and French Portraits and a novel written in French Mishenka His writing has appeared in Esquire The Times Literary Supplement The Guardian Aeon and Quadrant and his books have been translated into thirty Daniel Tammet is the subject of the award winning television documentary The Boy with the Incredible Brain as well as a BBC Radio 4 documentary Two Poets with Les Murray and the Kate Bush song Pi He is the author of nine books including the memoir Born on a Blue Day an ALA Best Book for Young Adults two collections of essays Thinking in Numbers a New Yorker recommendation and Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing a Booklist Editors Choice and Listener Magazine Book of the Year a bilingual poetry collection in English and French Portraits and a novel written in French Mishenka His writing has appeared in Esquire The Times Literary Supplement The Guardian Aeon and Quadrant and his books have been translated into thirty languages He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2012 and awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater The Open University in 2023 Daniel Tammet lives in Paris site_link.