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Nine minds : inner lives on the spectrum

Tammet, Daniel, 1979- author

Overview

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.

• Publisher: Wellcome Collection : Profile Books
• Subject: Autism Psychological aspects. / Autism Social aspects. / Neurodiversity Social aspects. / Autistic people Personal narratives.
• ISBN: 9781800811119

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
RC553.A88 T36 2024	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE