His autobiography is called _Born on a Blue Day_. The amazon link is http://www.amazon.com/Born-Blue-Day-Extraordinary-Autistic/dp/1416535071
Linda Tollefsrud Professor of Psychology University of Wisconsin - Barron County 1800 College Drive Rice Lake, WI 54868 (715) 234-8176 [email protected] From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 8:05 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] The Boy With The Incredible Brain See this film about a "savant" in England who can recite pi to 22,500 places, do extraordinary math problems in his head, and learn new languages in about a week. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4913196365903075662 He has Asperger's, but unlike most savants, he is quite high functioning interpersonally. There is more information about him here: http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2009/01/inside_the_mind_of_a.html Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
