My new book Nine Minds: Inner Lives on the Spectrum is out now in the UK and Ireland. It tells the extraordinary stories of 9 neurodivergent men and women from around the world. From a murder detective and a pioneering surgeon to a Hollywood superstar, each is changing how the world sees those on the spectrum.


'Tammet is on the autistic spectrum ... able to live in a “thought-world of numbers”, and yet he is also a writer whose qualities contradict the oft-made assumption that autism and empathy cannot coexist within the same mind. Part literary experiment, part work of activism, his book celebrates the gifts and talents of autistic people, while exploring the richness of their desires and dreams.' - Edward Posnett, The Guardian, Jul 12 2024