From the New York Timesâbestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers, this poignant, perspective-altering book celebrates the power and beauty of the neurodivergent mind, as told through the true stories of nine contemporary men and women on the autism spectrum.
âTammetâs exquisite portraits remind us that the variety of brains is every bit as essential as any other form of diversity.ââAndrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree
Exploding the tired stereotypes of autism, Daniel Tammetâacclaimed author and an autistic savant himselfâdraws out the inner worlds of nine extraordinary, neurodivergent lives from around the globe. A nonverbal man from Boston explores body language, gesture by eloquent gesture, in his motherâs yoga classes. A Japanese researcher in psychology sets out to measure loneliness while drawing on her own experience of autism. From a Fields Medalâwinning mathematician to a homicide 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.
Telling stories as richly diverse as the spectrum itself, this perspective-altering, life-affirming work of narrative nonfiction celebrates the power and beauty of the neurodivergent mindâand the daring freedom with which these individuals have built their lives.
#1 Bestseller in Autism
From the New York Timesâbestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers, this poignant, perspective-altering book celebrates the power and beauty of the neurodivergent mind, as told through the true stories of nine contemporary men and women on the autism spectrum.
âTammetâs exquisite portraits remind us that the variety of brains is every bit as essential as any other form of diversity.ââAndrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree
Exploding the tired stereotypes of autism, Daniel Tammetâacclaimed author and an autistic savant himselfâdraws out the inner worlds of nine extraordinary, neurodivergent lives from around the globe. A nonverbal man from Boston explores body language, gesture by eloquent gesture, in his motherâs yoga classes. A Japanese researcher in psychology sets out to measure loneliness while drawing on her own experience of autism. From a Fields Medalâwinning mathematician to a homicide 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.
Telling stories as richly diverse as the spectrum itself, this perspective-altering, life-affirming work of narrative nonfiction celebrates the power and beauty of the neurodivergent mindâand the daring freedom with which these individuals have built their lives.
#1 Bestseller in Autism