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daniel_tammet_24 karma

Asking me to name my favourite number is a bit like asking a mother to name her favourite child. Just between us, I find 11 particularly beautiful and the number 4 is probably the number I feel closest to because it's shy like me.

daniel_tammet_18 karma

I was diagnosed in 2004 by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University as 'Aspergers with excellent adaptation in adulthood'. 'For many children, their symptoms improve with treatment and with age. Some children with autism grow up to lead normal or near-normal lives.' http://ec.europa.eu/health/major_chronic_diseases/diseases/autistic/

You might also find this Forbes magazine article of interest: http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2013/01/17/can-people-really-grow-out-of-autism/

daniel_tammet_18 karma

I have some great friends in Iceland and use Icelandic with them when I visit or phone/email. I also read in Icelandic and would recommend the short stories of Gyrdir Eliasson.

daniel_tammet_14 karma

Round, shiny, bright white. There's a picture of it at the start of chapter 11 of 'Born On A Blue Day'.

daniel_tammet_13 karma

Thanks!