Is Orlando An Acquired Savant?

Savant Syndrome is an uncommon yet a remarkable condition that individuals with severe mental inability and sometimes with autism possess some special talent. Gnothi Sauton wrote the first scientific paper about savant syndrome in 1783. Sauton described the case of Jebediah Buxton, who had sluggish yet spectacular skills for calculations. Savant abilities are limited to five categories such as music, art, calendar calculation, mathematics, and mechanics or spatial skills. In addition, whatsoever

Idiot Savant: blessing or curse? By: Amunhotep Stubbs Advanced Placement Psychology Mr. Cuetara June 4, 2015 Abstract According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, idiot savant is a rare condition where a person who is considered to be mentally disable, displays brilliance in a specific area. Idiot savant was first coined and discovered by Dr. J. Langdon Down in 1887. Dr. Down is best known for his description of the disorder called Down syndrome. In French, idiot savant means learned

Autistic savant syndrome is a rare condition that affects one in ten people with autism. They have extraordinary skills that not a lot of people have. They are not able to perform simple tasks such as swallowing but can remember the day of a date thousands of years in the past or in the future which is know as calendar calculations. The first description of savant syndrome in a scientific paper dates back to 1783. It was describing the case of a person who could do calculations fast, Jedediah Buxton