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Daniel Tammet

Daniel Tammet. Extraordinary savant. Who is he? . Daniel Paul Corney (Tammet) 31 Jan 1979 Autist (Savant synd) English writer ‘ ’Born on a Blue Day ’’ Polyglot (mänti language). Why is he special ? . Ability to describe the world the way he perceives it

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Daniel Tammet

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  1. Daniel Tammet Extraordinary savant

  2. Who is he? • Daniel Paul Corney (Tammet) • 31 Jan 1979 • Autist (Savant synd) • English writer ‘’Born on a Blue Day’’ • Polyglot (mänti language)

  3. Why is he special ? • Ability to describe the world the way he perceives it • Certain obsessions • Amazing memory (π22 514 places) • Visualises numbers through different shapes and colours (=landscape)

  4. Early life • The eldest of nine children • School time • Obsessive collecting (ladybirds, chestnuts, leaflets) • Games with his siblings such as ‘’library,’’ ‘’ironing’’

  5. Teenager years and beyond • As an English teacher in Lithuania • Documentary ‘’Brainman’’

  6. Used materials • http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_tammet_different_ways_of_knowing.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Tammet • Tammet, D. (2007) Sündinud sinisel päeval

  7. Thanksfor listening !Anelle OlonenKAEPB-2

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