Nine Minds: Inner Lives on the Spectrum – Daniel Tammet

Nine Minds delves into the unique lived experience of nine neurodivergent people from around the globe. From a mathematician to a murder detective, a surgeon to a best selling novelist, each is remarkable in their field and changing how the world sees those on the spectrum.
Exploding the tired stereotypes of autism, Daniel Tammet – an autistic savant himself – draws out the inner worlds of his subjects. Telling stories as richly diverse as the spectrum itself, this illuminating, life-affirming work of narrative nonfictions celebrates the power and beauty of the neurodivergent mind and the daring freedom with which these individuals have built their lives.

Daniel Tammet’s books include Born On A Blue Day, Thinking in Numbers and Embracing the Wide Sky. He was elected fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) in 2012.

“This book is a meeting of minds, in all their vast capacity, passionate commitments, and varied flavours – a profound act of appreciation of the many unexpected gifts of neurodivergence” – Emma Donoghue,

“Tammet’s writing is eloquent and moving but always uncomplicated” – Radio Times