Memoirs, Psychology & Counseling, Autism & Asperger's Syndrome, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive, General, Children's Health, Autism 

The mind of author Daniel Tennant has been called ‘one of the most remarkable on the planet’ and in this autobiography, he describes the unexpected way his brain works. Able to see numbers as shapes, colors and textures, he can also perform complex calculations in his head. He can learn to speak new languages, fluently, within a week. Diagnosed with savant syndrome, a very rare condition enabling him to surpass known intellectual abilities, Daniel Tennant perceives ordinary things in vivid, poetic ways; “I was born on a Wednesday—the date is blue in my mind, like the number 9 or the sound of loud voices.”
The book begins with his childhood experiences, at home with loving parents and in school, where he excelled, but struggled with social isolation. In the chapter, Odd One Out, he explains, “Listening to people is not easy for me. When someone is speaking to me, it often feels like I am trying to tune into a radio station and a lot of what is said just passes in and out of my head like static.” Without pity, he describes growing up with an increasing sense of loneliness, “like I was born into the wrong world.”
Born on a Blue Day offers insight into a unique way of interpreting the world. His desire is to connect, even across differences; “Compatibility isn’t the essential thing. It is with love that everything is possible.”