Daniel Tammet
Daniel Tammet is a 26 year old autistic savant who holds the record for reciting Pi to the 22,514th decimal place in just over 5 hours. He “broke the bank” in Las Vegas, but he has trouble putting on a DVD and calling a taxi (I wonder if he would be any good with the stock market?):
But the most distressing aspect of his condition has been his difficulty in understanding emotions. “I have to pretend to show emotions, such as triumph when I beat the house in Las Vegas. I don’t enjoy films because the characters’ expressions make no sense and I don’t find verbal humour funny, though I do like slapstick.
Here is a short video about him:
He just wrote a book and here is his blog.
