
A Brilliant Young Mind
1
I find any communication
of a non-mathematical
nature very difficult.
Because I don't talk much, people
think I don't have anything to say,
or that I'm stupid.
And that's not true.
I have lots of things to say.
I'm just afraid to say them.
I know that I'm
strange in lots of ways.
different way to other people.
I've always been like that.
Would you like to play with it?
Are you scared it will eat you?
No.
Is it because it's a toy?
No. Because stegosauruses
aren't carnivores.
So, Nathan, what do you like?
I imagine there's things
that you don't like.
Maybe, say, when
meal times change?
Yes. Yes, he is fussy
about his food.
Nathan?
Nathan?
I... I like patterns.
And what does it feel like
to see a good pattern?
Nice.
They're pretty colours.
So, it's positive. Nathan is
certainly on the spectrum.
Traits of autism combined
with synaesthesia,
sensitive to a change
in light and pattern.
These can be gifts, of course, but they
do come with some big challenges,
socially and emotionally, which
will stay with Nathan all of his life.
But there is no question; That
Give Mum a wave. Bye, Mum.
Bye.
Bye.
You know what I was thinking?
You know, sometimes
it might seem like
we don't always understand
what it's like to be you.
It's like you've got
these special powers,
like a wizard.
And we're just Muggles that
don't understand how you do it.
It's like a different
language to us.
But even though we don't always
understand each other, Nath,
it doesn't mean that any of us
Does that make sense?
Nathan, look at me.
But you shouldn't be afraid.
Sweetheart
What have you done to us?
I turned my back and
you turned to dust
What have you done?
And, Please
Just come here,
don't fight with me
And I admit
Think you may have broken It
Yeah, I admit
Come here, darling. Come here.
Just hold my hand.
Please, Nathan. Nathan, just
hold my hand. Just this once.
It's okay. We'll do this together.
Come here, darling.
Darling, come on.
Nathan. Please,
don't. No, Nathan!
Hey.
Gosh.
That looks complicated.
That's not schoolwork then?
Wait, why don't you try
and explain it to me?
I might be able to help you.
You can't.
Why not?
You're not clever enough.
So, Nathan, this
is the big school.
When you're older, you'll
Watch out.
We're just gonna
start things early.
It's nothing to be
frightened about.
Don't run in the corridor.
Excuse me.
Excuse me!
There you go.
That's subtle.
- Really subtle.
- What? We're not... We're not doing anything.
"We're not... We're not...
We're not doing anything."
Give me that now!
Is this drugs?
Go on, piss off.
We're so lucky.
- Mr. Humphreys.
- Yep.
- Can I have a quick word?
- Yeah.
How old are you? Five?
No, Nathan is nine.
His mum got in touch because of
Nathan's rather advanced interest
in numbers and patterns and his primary
schoolwork was no longer testing.
I can see why,
yeah. Bit of algebra.
Distance geometry.
Where'd you learn
all this, mate?
Mr. Humphreys just joined
our maths department.
He was a bit of a maths whizz
when he was young, Nathan.
- Not really, it was a long time ago.
- No, no, no.
He competed in the International
Mathematical Olympiad.
- Olympiad?
- Olympiad, yes. The IMO.
Did you know you could win
medals for maths, Nathan?
Just like sport, only for people who are
really, really strong up here instead.
Mrs. Ellis, if Mr.
Humphreys is willing
I think that we can absolutely begin offering
(3.50 / 2 votes)
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