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The term idiot savant (French for 'learned idiot') was first used to describe the condition in 1887 [24] by John Langdon Down, who is known for his description of Down syndrome. Down described approximately ten cases of youth he had known with unusual mental powers, like "verbal adhesion" (eg. memorizing books read once), photographic memory ...
Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an American savant.Known as a "megasavant", [1] [2] [3] he had an exceptional memory, but he also experienced social difficulties, possibly resulting from a developmental disability related to congenital brain abnormalities.
Craig Sundberg, Idiot Savant (Anthony Michael Hall) – November 16, 1985; Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar – November 16, 1985; Master Thespian – December 7, 1985; The Rudy Randolphs (Randy Quaid, Robert Downey Jr.) – December 7, 1985; The Stand-Ups (Tom Hanks, Jon Lovitz, Damon Wayans, Dennis Miller) – December 14, 1985
Rain Man is a 1988 American road comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass.It tells the story of abrasive and selfish wheeler-dealer Charlie Babbitt (), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant whose existence Charlie was unaware of.
Craig Sundberg, Idiot Savant, a 15-year-old genius who was mentally retarded; Fed Jones, one half of The Jones Brothers (the other brother named Ned Jones was played by Damon Wayans), two criminals who sell stolen items such as radios, bikes, purses, computers, and cable TV installation
More often, the terms savant and savantism describe people with a competence level in a single field of learning well beyond what is considered normal, even among the gifted community. Such individuals are alternatively termed idiot savants ─ a term that has been mentioned as early as the eighteenth century. [51]
Idiot Savants is an American television game show on the MTV network which ran from December 9, 1996, to April 25, 1997. [1] It was created by Michael Dugan and Chris Kreski, directed by Steve Paley, and hosted by comedian Greg Fitzsimmons. The show's title refers to a label historically directed toward autistic people with savant syndrome.
Nathan Saidden as Johnny, Theo's best friend, an idiot savant, attempting to be the voice of reason at times; Nathan Saidden as Dad; Theo Saidden as Mum; Sasha Sutton as Max, who plays straight man to Theo and Johnny's antics, eventually becoming a police officer before they get him fired