Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant Papers & Assignment Topics

Essay Topics/Writing Assignments

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1. Daniel experiences numbers and language synesthetically.
1) Describe what synesthesia is.
2) Explain some ways in which Daniel experiences synesthesia.
3) How is this different from the way the average person perceives numbers and words?

2. As a very young child, Daniel is a constant crier. His mother is told he has colic. Yet his crying goes on past the stage of ordinarily colicky babies. Do you think his crying stemmed from colic? Is there any connection between his crying and his autism?

3. Daniel's...
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