Kim Peek is a savant though he is not autistic; he likely has FG-syndrome
Kim Peek was born in November 11, 1951 with macrocephaly, damage to the cerebellum, and, perhaps most important, agenesis of the corpus callosum, a condition in which the bundle of nerves that connects the two hemispheres of the brain is missing; in Peek's case, secondary connectors such as the anterior commissure are also missing. There is speculation that his neurons make other connections in the absence of a corpus callosum, which results in an increased memory capacity. According to Peek's father, Fran-Peek was able to memorize things from the age of 16-20 months. He read books, memorized them, and then placed them upside down on the shelf to show that he had finished reading them, a practice he still maintains. He reads a book in about an hour and remembers approximately 98.7% of everything he has read, memorizing vast amounts of information in subjects ranging from history and literature, geography, and numbers to sports, music, and dates. He can recall the content of some 12,000 books from memory. He now resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 2004, NASA scientists examined Peek with a series of tests including computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The intent was to create a three-dimensional view of his brain structure and to compare the images to MRI scans done in 1988. These are the first tentative approaches in using new and non-invasive technology to discover just how a person with a brain like Kim can do the things that he does.A 2008 study concluded that Peek probably has FG-syndrome, a rare genetic syndrome linked to the X chromosome which causes physical anomalies such as hypotonia
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Savant syndrome
Savant syndrome-sometimes abbreviated as savantism-is not a recognized medical diagnosis, but researcher Darold Treffert defines it as a rare condition in which persons with developmental disorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual's overall limitations. Treffert says the condition can be genetic, but can also be acquired, and coexists with other developmental disabilities "such as mental retardation or brain injury or disease that occurs before pre-natal during peri-natal or after birth post-natal, or even later in childhood or adult life."
According to Treffert, about half of persons with savant syndrome have autistic disorder, while the other half have another developmental disability, mental retardation, brain injury or disease. He says, "...not all savants are autistic, and not all autistic persons are savants." Other researchers state that autistic traits and savant skills may be linked, or have challenged some earlier conclusions about savant syndrome as "hearsay, uncorroborated by independent scrutiny".
According to Treffert, something that almost all savants have in common is a prodigious memory of a special type: a memory that he describes as "exceedingly deep but very, very narrow".
Savant-like skills may be latent in everyone. Allan Snyder attempted to simulate savant impairment in normal controls by "directing low-frequency magnetic pulses into the left fronto-temporal lobe" of the brain. Differences were observed in four of 11 subjects.
Savant syndrome is poorly understood. There is no cognitive theory that explains the combination of talent and deficit found in savants. Savant syndrome is four to six times more frequent in males than females, and this difference is not entirely explained by the preponderance of males in the autistic population. This has led to suggestions that the Geschwind-Galaburda Hypothesis applies to savant syndrome where both the brain injury and savantism appear to be congenital.
10% of people on the autistic spectrum have savant skills Less than 1% of persons with other developmental disabilities have savant skills 50% of savants are autistic; the other 50% have different disabilities, mental retardation, brain injury or a brain disease Male savants outnumber female savants by four to six times. Between 0.5 and 1% of people on the autistic spectrum have savant skills according to the UK National Autistic Society.
Each servant's ability is different from others.
One servant can answer immediately to the question "What day of the week is that
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Leslie Lemkehttp://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/savant_profiles/leslie_lemke
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