![]() Not only numbers but Daniel is exceptional in language too. He has described pi as beautiful, 333 as particularly attractive and number 289 as particularly ugly. Each number from 1 to 10,000 has a unique shape, colour, texture and feel for his mind. According to Daniel he actually sees numbers and calculations in his mind automatically. Due to his photographic memory, he could remember the details of the number of floors and windows of each building.ĭaniel grabbed the news headlines when he recited the value of pi up to 22,514 decimal places, from his memory of course. He got wider recognition in 2005 when he was taken for a short helicopter ride over Tokyo and after the ride he drew a perfect landscape of the city. But, from the very beginning, he used his drawing talent to express himself. Like the other autistic children, Stephen could not initially communicate verbally with others. He has a unique talent of remembering and perfectly drawing a landscape just by seeing it once. He is an artist fondly called the ‘Human Camera’. But then he suddenly started playing piano without any musical training and could play all types of music just by listening to it once. He was a common child with a disability until the age of 16. His adopted mother had 5 children of her own before adopting Leslie. Leslie Lemke was adopted by a local nurse when he was 6-months old. His eyes had to be surgically removed due to glaucoma. He was born prematurely, with cerebral palsy and brain damage. Leslie got into the limelight with the exceptional musical talent that came to him naturally. Here is a video about Kim Peek’s life, how The Rain Man was made and about the Peek Award: With his astounding ability to read and remember, he memorized over 12,000 books in his lifetime. It took him just 8 seconds to read and memorize the two pages. His unique condition gave him the ability to read two pages of a book simultaneously – left page with the left eye and right page from right eye. Kim Peek had a condition in which the bundles of nerves connecting the two hemispheres of the brain were missing. However, the real story of Kim Peek was quite different from that of the rain man. ![]() If you are a Hollywood movie enthusiast, you might already know that the character of Rain Man (1988) was based on Kim Peek. Here we are providing a list of some of the well-known persons with the Savant Syndrome.ĪLSO READ: Famous People with Autism 1. But, you should always remember that not every autistic person is blessed with some supernatural power and you should not ask every autistic person, or their parents, whether they have any superpowers. According to a rough estimate, 10% of autistic persons do have savant syndrome in varying degrees. It is said that the savant syndrome creates an ‘island of genius’ in contrast to the overall disability of the affected person. Savant syndrome often occurs with a development disorder including autism spectrum disorder. The Savant Syndrome is a rare condition that brings with it some extraordinary talent. ![]()
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