Daniel sees numbers as shapes, colours and textures and can perform extraordinary maths in his head He can also learn to speak a language fluently from scratch in a week He has Savant Syndrome, an extremely rare form of Asperger's that gives him almost unimaginable mental powers Daniel 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 He is virtually unique amongst people who have severe autistic disorders in being capable of living a fully independent life