...the world was made up of words...

“Years before doctors informed me of my high-functioning autism and the disconnect it causes between person and language, I had to figure out the world as best I could. I was a misfit. The world was made up of words. But I thought and felt and sometimes dreamed in a private language of numbers."

~ Daniel Tammett

...self-taught...

“Most of the Aspergirls I interviewed were self-taught readers and many had similar experiences with maths, music, and design.” 

~ Rudy Simone, Aspergirls