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Autistic savant from "summary" of Born On A Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
Autistic savants are people with autism who have extraordinary abilities in specific areas. They often show exceptional talent in mathematics, music, art, memory, and other skills, while also exhibiting difficulty in communication and social interaction.- Autistic savants are people who have tremendous talent with a particular skill, despite having been diagnosed on the autism spectrum.
- It is believed that autistic savants' extraordinary capacity to perform acts of memorization and calculation can be explained by their ability to think in visual-spatial terms.
- Such individuals have intense focus and attention to detail, and often show remarkable abilities in areas like memory, art, music, and mathematics.
- These highly specialized skills give those affected with autism unparalleled potentials to achieve beyond what most others even dream of.
