Daniel Tammet: Autistic Savant and Christian

Daniel Tammet is a very interesting young man, who is a high-functioning autistic savant. He is fairly well-known due to a number of TV and documentary appearances, and his ability to handle numbers and language is truly amazing.

I came across his blog today, whilst researching autism (my son has a friend with Asperger's Syndrome) and noticed he has blogged about being a Christian.

“I think many people are surprised to hear that I believe in God and that I am a Christian. I think this is because many assume that autism and belief in God are somehow incompatible. In fact other autistic writers, such as Temple Grandin, have written about their own spiritual beliefs and practices.”