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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 ...
Stephen Wiltshire is a prodigious savant, [39] capable of drawing the entire skyline of a city after a helicopter ride. [40] Koorathalvar, born in 1050 CE, was the chief disciple of the prominent Vaishnavite saint Ramanuja and was said to have memorized the Brahma Sutras word for word after being given only a short time to study it. [41]
Website. danieltammet.net. Daniel Tammet (born Daniel Paul Corney; 31 January 1979) is an English writer and savant. His memoir, Born on a Blue Day (2006), is about his early life with Asperger syndrome and savant syndrome, and was named a "Best Book for Young Adults" in 2008 by the American Library Association 's Young Adult Library Services ...
Village idiot. De idioot bij de vijver (The Idiot By the Pond, 1926, Frits Van den Berghe) Bronze statue of Milyo, a "village idiot" of Plovdiv. The village idiot is, in strict terms, a person locally known for ignorance or stupidity but is also a common term for a stereotypically silly or nonsensical person or stock character.
Lists. v. t. e. The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1]
Kim Peek. 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. He was the inspiration for the character Raymond ...
Jason D. Padgett is an American artist diagnosed with alleged acquired savant syndrome. He was born in 1970 in Anchorage, Alaska. As a young man, he dropped out of Tacoma Community College and worked as a salesman for his father's futon company. On the night of September 13, 2002, Padgett was attacked and robbed by two men outside a karaoke bar ...
Exceptional memory. Exceptional memory is the ability to have accurate and detailed recall in a variety of ways, including hyperthymesia, eidetic memory, synesthesia, and emotional memory. Exceptional memory is also prevalent in those with savant syndrome and mnemonists.