Ainan's favourite colours.

As anyone who is a regular reader of my blog will know, Ainan has a particularly acute memory for detail – for anything really that captures his interest. Sometimes, this amuses me.

A few days ago, Ainan approached me in the kitchen, as I contemplated matters inaccessible to others, in one of my reveries.

“Daddy,” he began.

I fell out of my reverie and focussed my eyes on my curiously alert son.

“I have found my favourite colours...the perfect colours!”, he announced, in the manner of an explorer returning from a long voyage.

I waited for him to describe them to me. This he then did, in his own inimitable way.

“Blue: 0, 135, 189; Pale blue: 0, 189, 255; Yellow: 255, 211, 0 and Red: 196, 2, 51”.

He said this strangely uninformative string of information in a very rapid patter – it came out almost as one long number, with the names of the colours as a kind of punctuation.

I looked at him intently for a second before speaking.

“Are those RGB numbers?”, I asked, fairly certain of it.

“Yes.”

“Can you show me what they look like?”

He did.

Now for those who don’t know, RGB is a colour coding system used on computers. So Ainan’s numbers were the colour codes for a particular colour displayed on a computer. What struck me about his utterance, was the speed with which he spoke, combined with the certainty with which he recalled the number codes. They seemed to be, to him, distinct objects in his mind, so tangible he could touch them with an inner thought. This was not a difficult task for him. He did it without even realizing that many people would not be able to do the same.

If you want to see his colours, go to a paint programme and check them in its colour palette. These are regarded by Ainan as ideal colours – all for reasons of his own, of course.

The other question this poses is: how long did it take him to find these “perfect colours”...out of all the millions of possibilities...and what made him remember them, when he did out of all the other number combinations he had tried?

It was very like Ainan not to try to describe the colours to me with words. He actually defined them as a computer would, or a scientist might, by giving them a precise definition and reference point. What he gave me was the actual colour – not a description of it. Yet, there was something missing in his description – any sense in me, of what the colour might be, without actually seeing it. However, Ainan achieved his aim, in communication: a precise definition of his thought – even if no-one else would be able to decode it without a computer to hand.

Not for the first time, I am led to wonder what Ainan will become, as he grows up. I hope I am around to see it – because that is something I would not miss. He still surprises me, and shows me new things about himself, even after all this time. In a way, I think he is a person that no-one will fully know – because there is so much to know about him. I have known him all his life – and yet it is still not enough to fully quantify and qualify, what is going on in his head. Yet, I shall try to know him as fully as I can and understand the curious person he is.

At least, now, I know what his favourite colours are – quite precisely!

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Supermemory in a child.

My spell check tells me that “Supermemory” is regarded as a neologism by Microsoft. Yet, it is an apt description of what I am to describe.

Six months ago, Ainan played the game Portal 2, with his brothers Fintan and Tiarnan. This is a spatial puzzle game, set in a future, technologically advanced world. They played it to completion over a few days. Six months later, Ainan made a joke referencing the game. I didn’t understand him. So, to explain to me what it meant, he decided to recount his entire experience of the game, from the beginning to the point in the game where his reference took place. This point was somewhere in the middle of the game.

Ainan began by explaining what happened in each room, he detailed the plot points for that room. He told me what one must do and how to do it to solve the puzzle in that room. He even recounted for me what was said by the characters in the room – and remarked on the humour in each joke. He went from room to room, in the game, puzzle to puzzle, solution to solution, joke to joke, quotation to quotation, telling me what the game experience was like. He spoke rapidly, as is his way. He described what each room looked like and remarked on the atmosphere. In a way, he was trying to convey the full experience o f the game – a very visual experience, in words.

Now, I didn’t have a watch on me, but it seemed to me that he took at least 20 minutes to describe the game, to the point in question, perhaps somewhat longer. I didn’t interrupt him, not because I was interested in the game, but because I was amazed at the detail of his recall of the game, six months after he had played it.

I listened to him, with a growing sense that what Ainan could do, was very special, if misapplied in this case. He could recall a computer game, one rich in words and image, in complete detail, half a year after he had played it. He recalled it in the correct order, to solve the overall problem that is the game. For me, it was a revelation just to listen to him and compare, in my own mind, how poorly the average person would be able to do the same task, so long after the experience.

A computer game is a trivial matter. Yet, the same ability to recall in detail, that Ainan has, can be applied to anything in life. This should serve him well. Anyone who can remember his lived experience in such detail, has a great advantage over the typical person. I only hope that he uses it for more meaningful ends, in the long run of his life, than recalling how he played a videogame!

Anyway, that he can do this with a computer game, does offer some insight into how he has been able to achieve so many academic feats, so young in his life. No doubt his heightened ability to learn and remember, is of much use to him there.

I am aware that, as I write, and try to describe the experience of listening to him recount his experience of the game, that how I felt, has not been captured by the words. My overall feeling was a combination of startlement and admiration. With the former feeling, rather oddly, growing as he spoke, in tandem with the latter. The oddest aspect of it, perhaps, is that I should have been startled at all, given how much I already know about Ainan. It is just that I really didn’t expect him to have noticed a computer game, enough, to be able to recount it in such a fashion – very few people would, I feel, be able to do such a thing. The other aspect which I have not really conveyed well, is the speed of his retelling of the game...it was such that I had to pay very close attention to him, to be able to understand him at all. He leapt on each word, thought and memory, with such energy and vigour, that that alone would be enough to surprise most people. It made me smile a little to see him so – to see his passion, his interest and his love of this experience he had had. Clearly he had enjoyed it very much.

There was another aspect to his retelling which should be remarked upon – and that is Ainan’s unawareness that what he was doing was in any way unusual. He had no idea, that his detailed recall would be regarded as atypical. He spoke as if it were the most normal thing in the world. The thing is, it was – for him, but for no other.

When he got to the point in the story that allowed an understanding of the joke he had made, he came to a halt.

“Thank you Ainan.”, I said.

He smiled a little to himself. Perhaps, I had given him something by listening to him for the past 20 minutes, or half an hour. I had certainly given him what every parent should: patience. Not once did I interrupt him, or show signs of disinterest. I just listened, knowing that it was important for him that I did so. Yet, it was important for me, too, because it allowed me to witness another aspect of his intelligence, at work. It allowed me to come to understand him a bit better through this example of his mind at work.

The best way to come to know one’s children, is to listen to them. I did that, for him, that day...and learnt a lot more than his mere words related.

Thank you Ainan, for taking the time to explain to me, your thought.

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A natural film critic.

Watching films with Ainan can be an instructive process. He doesn’t just sit there and watch, as most eleven year olds would – he scrutinizes the film in minute detail, tearing it down to its essential components and analyzing just how the Director put it all together.

In a way, it is a bit uncanny how much Ainan sees in a film. It makes me realize that he is finely attuned to what is happening around him. He sees very deeply into things. However, this habit of his does cause problems, for him – and for anyone who is watching, with him.

“How many movie producers are there in the world?”, he asked, whilst viewing Inception, recently.

“Why?”, I wondered.

“ I just want to know how come I have never seen a film that I can’t find flaws in.”

He had spent the first ten or twenty minutes of watching Inception, pointing out little things he had noticed, which he regarded as less than perfect film-making. His observations came so quickly, that I didn’t really have time to absorb them, so I can’t note them here. However, he was very intense, as he spoke and very focused on the slightest minutiae of the work in front of him.

He not only noted flaws, but he did something else very interesting. He compared shots used and techniques deployed, ACROSS films, of Christopher Nolan. He was reviewing, in his mind, all the Christopher Nolan films he had watched and noting where and how similar shots had been used, in each one. I am not sure that many people would be able to do that – that they would be able to recall the films in sufficient detail to compare them, shot for shot, technique for technique in their mind’s eye – but that is what Ainan was doing.

He essentially summarized the habits of Christopher Nolan, the shots and techniques that formed his style, by his on the fly comparison of films. I just listened, not being equipped by similar knowledge of the films to be able to comment.

Rather than give the details of his comments, it is more enlightening to tell you how it feels to listen to him do this. The question that comes to mind, as he rattles on is: “How does he do this?”, “How is it possible?” The only answer that comes to me is that he must have, within himself, a completely searchable, detailed record of each of the films he has watched – and that he is able to scan them for similarities and differences and identify patterns – all with no real apparent effort. There is no other way that he could do what he does, when he watches movies, since he is able to compare existing movies, with movies he watched long ago – and do so with accurate insight and telling comment.

Should he decide not to be a scientist, he could easily be gainfully employed as a devastatingly perceptive film critic. Incidentally, I was once a film critic on my own arts and entertainment magazine – so it is warming to see him to take to the same activity, without prompting. Perhaps, however, the world’s film-makers might be safer were he not to do so – for I am sure of this: Ainan would reveal every problem with their technique, style and choices, that they ever make. Many would, no doubt, rather he didn’t do that – though the wise some, would find it helpful to their future work, to be so examined.

In the meantime, I am quite happy to listen to Ainan show me what he sees in the filmic world. Quite often, he sees things I doubt whether anyone else has ever noticed before. It is refreshing.

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A true love of cars.

Ainan is an unusual boy...and I mean that in a good way. One of his unusual qualities is his retentive memory. Ainan collects new information, much as middle-aged men collect fat around their waist: effortlessly and involuntarily - it just keeps on piling up, no matter what he does.

Let me give you an example. Ainan likes cars. In fact, he really likes cars. He actually takes the time to seek out new ones, read about them, analyze and critique their designs and their engineering and, often propose something that would work even better. In the course of his perusal over a wide range of car magazines and books, something that would be odd in another child, or adult, has happened: all this information has just stuck. It has accumulated within him, like a dripping tap filling a swimming pool. He is just bursting with car related information. It is quite surprising to hear him talk about them, if you are unaccustomed to his ways.

Several months ago, he sat down, one day, to make a little list. Off the top of his head, without any recourse to external reference sources of any kind (since his computer has no ability to connect to the internet, for good parental reasons), he made a list of the cars he knew. The list is very striking in a number of ways. Firstly, is that he ordered the brand names of the cars alphabetically - and he did this, in his head, before writing them down. Secondly, is the detail with which he refers to the cars - he always includes full model numbers. Thirdly, is the sheer vastness of the list, when you consider that it means that he is personally acquainted with the characteristics, design, engine power and engineering of each and every one of them.

Here is Ainan's list, as he wrote it, composing it, on the fly, with only the "Google" in his head to work with:

"CARS I KNOW OF


Alfa Romeo:
147
8C
Brera
Brera Spyder
Zagato TZ3
156
159

Amuse Powerhouse:
S2000 GT1 Turbo

Ariel:
Atom 200
Atom 300
Atom 500

Art Morrison’s:
Corvette 60

Ascari:
A10
KZ1

Aston Martin:
DB9
DB8
DB7
DB6
DB5
DBRS9
V8 Vantage
Vanquish
DBS
DBR9
V8 Vantage N24

Audi:
TT
TT RS
R8
R8 V10
R8 Spyder
R9
Infineon R10
RSQ
RS4
RS5
RS6
A1
A4
A8
S4
Q7
Q5
S6
S8
R8 GT
R8 GT RS

Bentley:
Brooklands
Flying Spur
Arnage

Blitz:
Dunlop ER34 Skyline

BMW:
M3 Coupe
M3 4-Door
M3 GT2 Le Mans
M5 Coupe
M5 4-Door
M6 Coupe
1
3
5
6
X5
X6
135i
760Li
750Li
328i
Z4
Z4 M Coupe
335i
550i
650i

Brabus:
SL Biturbo

Bristol:
Fighter
Fighter T

Bugatti:
Veyron 16.4
Veyron FBG per Hermes
Veyron Pur Sang
Veyron Grand Sport
Veyron Linea Vincero by Mansory
Veyron Sang Noir
Veyron Pegaso
Type 47
Type 57
Atlantic
Royale
16C Galibier 16.2S
Baby Bugatti
Veyron Super Sport

Cadillac:
CTS-V
DTS
Escalade
Escalade EXT
SRX
STS-V
XLR-V

Chaparral:
2E
2D
2J

Chevrolet:
Corvette
Corvette Z06
Corvette ZR1
Volt
Impala
Cobalt SS
Camaro SS
Cobalt
Camaro
Corvette Callaway
Corvette Z51

Chrysler:
ME-FourTwelve
300C

Citroen:
GT by Citroen
C3
C3 Picasso
C4
C4 Picasso
C4 Grand Picasso
C5
C5 Picasso

Dacia:
Lancia
Lancia Beta Coupe

Daihatsu:
OFC
OFC-1
Copen
Terios

Dodge:
Ram
Challenger
Challenger SRT8
Viper
Viper GTS
Viper SRT10
Charger
Charger SRT10
Nitro
Viper ACR

Ferrari:
Enzo
FXX
FXX Evoluzione
512BB
360
360 Modena
360 CS
California
430
F430 CS
F430 Scuderia
458 Italia
458 CS
F2005 F1
F2007 F1
599 HGTE
599 GTB Fiorano
612 F1
599 GTO

Fiat:
Abarth 500 SS
Panda
Panda Mammy


Ford:
GT
GT LM
Focus
Focus RS
Focus STi
GT90
Shelby GT
Shelby GT500
Model T

Gumpert:
Apollo S
Apollo Rr

Honda:
Integra
Integra Type R
Civic
Civic Mugen Type R
City
FCX Clarity

Hummer:
H1
H2
H3

Hyundai:
Sonata
I10
Santefe
Genesis Concept
Veracruz
Veracruz Limited

Infiniti:
G35
EX Concept


Jaguar:
XK
XKR
XJ
XJS
XJ220

Jeep:
J8
Patriot
Grand Cherokee

Koenigsegg:
CC8S
CCGT
CCR
CCX
CCXR
Agera

KTM:
X-bow
X-bow R

Lamborghini:
Gallardo
Gallardo LP560-4
Gallardo Superleggera
Gallardo LP570-4 SV
Gallardo LP550-4 Balboni
Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain Super trefeo
Murcielago
Murcielago LP640-4 SuperVeloce
Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce
Underground Racing LP670-4 SuperVeloce
Reventon
Reventon Spyder
Diablo
Diablo VTTT
Countach
Jalpa
Jota
Sesto Elemento

Land Rover:
Discovery
Freelander
Freelander 2
Range Rover
Evoque

Lexus:
LF-A
IS-F
LS600HL

Lotus:
Evora
Exige
Exige S
Elise
Elise 111R

Maserati:
Quattroporte
MC12

Maybach:
62S

Mazda:
Furai
5
3
CX-9
RX-7
RX-8
MX-5
Miata

Mclaren:
MP4-12C
F1
F1 LM

Mercedes Benz:
SL55 AMG
SL AMG Black
CLK55 AMG
CLK AMG Black
SLR Mclaren
SLS Gullwing
E63 AMG
600 Grosser
CL600
CLK GTR
C63 AMG
SLR Mclaren 722

Mercury:
Marina

Meyers:
Manxster

Mines:
EN34 Skyline GT-R

Mini:
Cooper
Cooper S
Cooper D


Mitsubishi:
Lancer EVO I
Lancer EVO II
Lancer EVO III
Lancer EVO IV
Lancer EVO V
Lancer EVO VI
Lancer EVO VII
Lancer EVO VIII
Lancer EVO IX
Lancer EVO X
Lancer EVO X FQ-360
Lancer EVO X FQ-400

Mitsuoka:
Orochi
Galue

Nissan:
GT-R R34
GT-R Prototype
GT-R Concept
GT-R Spec-V
GT-R R33
350Z
370Z

Noble:
M14
M15
M400
M600

Panoz:
LMP-1 Roadster S

Peugeot:
308 RCZ
408
4008

Porsche:
Cayman
Cayman S
911 GT2
911 GT3
911 GT3 RS
911 GT1
911 Turbo
911 GT2 RS
Cayenne
Cayenne Turbo S
Panemera
9FF GT9
Boxster
Boxster S
918 Spyder
928

Proton:
Saga 12V
Gen-2
Savvy

Radical:
SR8
SR8 LM
SR3

Renault:
Clio
Clio Sport
Avantime


Rolls-Royce:
Ghost
Phantom
H.J Mulliner Park Ward

Rossion:
Q1

Saab:
9-5
9-5 Aero
9-3

Saleen:
S7
S7 TT

ShelbySuperCars:
Ultimate Aero
Ultimate Aero TT
Ultimate Aero EV

Spyker:
LM85
Ailerone
Ailerone Spyder
Zagato


Subaru:
Impreza
Impreza WRX STi
Legacy
Outback

Suzuki:
Cuppacino
Swift
Swift Sport
SX4
XL7 Hill Climb

Toyota:
Camry
Camry G
Corolla
Corolla Altis
Hilux
Hilux Invincible
Supra

Tuscan:
Speed Six
Eight Speed
Sagaris
Twelve speed

Vauxhall:
Astra
Astra VXR8
Insignia
Vectra
Vectra VXR8

Volkswagen:
Golf GTi
Golf V GTi
Pheaton
Scirocco
Scirocco TDi
Scirocco R
Touareg W12
Touareg V10
Touran
Polo
Passat
Nardo W12
Eos
Jetta

Volvo:
XC90
XC60
C70
S80
C30 Polestar

Westfield:
XT1

Zenvo:
ST1

356 Cars"

When I saw that, even I was taken aback, because for most of us, the apparently random numbers and letters and arbitrary names of cars, just blur into one undifferentiated mass, after a handful or two of them. Yet, not for Ainan: for him, they are each unique, discrete memories of great detail and power.

Please take a look at that list and reflect on the fact that it was written spontaneously, by a ten year old boy, as a summary of the cars he was personally acquainted with. Then think again this thought: Ainan is like that with everything he is interested in. He need only develop an interest in something and it is not long before he becomes knowledgeable beyond one's most unleashed imagination. It is quite startling to behold - and a little humbling, for those who might be insecure about themselves.

The other thing to consider is that, for Ainan, such displays of erudition, take no effort at all. All he had to do was sit down, and without any seeming difficulty, order the list alphabetically, in his head - and write it out. To do so, he had, of course, necessarily, to sort through every car he had ever come across, and place its brand in order, before he wrote them down. What is even more remarkable is that he didn't go back and change anything, that he wrote: it was all written, in one direction, top to bottom, in alphabetical order, with no subsequent alterations. Frankly, it was spooky, even to me.

I have been meaning to write of this deed of Ainan's for some months, now...but I have only just managed to find the time, and attention to do so. I think it is worth recording it, as an exemplar of what his mind is capable of, with regard to information retention and processing, in a rather savant-like manner.

Of course, cars are not the most serious matter in the world. However, the very same mental capacity that allowed him to do what he did, could be applied most helpfully in many other areas. I hope that, as Ainan grows older he will find ways to apply his uncanny abilities, in uniquely productive ways.

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