PSYC 3230 Lecture Notes - Savant Syndrome, Play-Doh, Synesthesia
31 Jan 2013
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Can work with big numbers and any numbers in his head. Also a wizard with words, knows 9 languages and says he can learn to speak a new one in just a week. Orlando can recall calendar dates and weather for each day after an accident. As a child, daniel cried non-stop till the age of 2, was only soothed by repetitive, constant swaying side to side. Did not integrate well with other children. Can see any number up to 10,000 as a distinct shape or image, or experience a certain emotion: synesthesia . One criterion missing to warrant diagnosis is it"s not getting in the way of his usual life. He can describe what"s going on inside his head. Talks like a child, hasn"t developed too far beyond. His actually gets in the way of normal life. Kip was the inspiration for rain man. Can retain a lot of information, remembers 95% of everything he reads.
