PSYC3338 Chapter Notes - Chapter NA: Savant Syndrome, Kim Peek, Cerebral Palsy
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Able to play tchaikovsky after hearing it for the first time. Blind and developmentally disabled and has cerebral palsy. Oil crayon drawing caught the attention of a london art professor and his work is renowned throughout the world. Knows every zip code and highway in america. If you tell him your birthday, he can tell you what day of the week it fell on and what day of the week it will be when you retire. Developmentally disabled and relies on his father for his daily needs. Savant syndrome = seen in about 1 in every 10 people with autism. 1 in 2,000 with brain damage or mental retardation. Of the known savants, half of them are autistic and the remainder have some other kind of developmental disorder. Descriptions of savant syndrome appear in the scientific literature as early as 1789.
