Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Born On a Blue Day, Paperback / softback Book

Born On a Blue Day Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

Out of stock

Description

'I was born on 31 January 1979 - a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, becasue the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue, like the number nine or the sound of loud voices arguing.'Like the character Hoffman portrayed, he can perform extraordinary maths in his head, sees numbers as shapes, colours, textures and motions, and can learn to speak a language fluently from scratch in three days.

He also has a compulsive need for order and routine.

He eats exactly 45 grams of porridge for breakfast and cannot leave the house without counting the number of items of clothing he's wearing.

If he gets stressed or unhappy he closes his eyes and counts. But in some ways Daniel is not all like the Rain Man.

He is virtually unique amongst people who have severe autisitic disorders in being capable of living a fully-functioning, independent life.

It is this incredible self-awareness and ability to communicate what it feels like to live in a totally extraordinary way that makes BORN ON A BLUE DAY so powerful.

Information

Other Formats

Save 4%

£10.99

£10.49

Out of stock
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information