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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A8" title="متلازمة الموهوب – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="متلازمة الموهوب" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_sindromu" title="Savant sindromu – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Savant sindromu" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C" title="ساوانت سندرومی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ساوانت سندرومی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Сіндром саванта – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сіндром саванта" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%ADndrome_de_savant" title="Síndrome de savant – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Síndrome de savant" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndrom_u%C4%8Dence" title="Syndrom učence – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Syndrom učence" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant-syndrom" title="Savant-syndrom – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Savant-syndrom" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inselbegabung" title="Inselbegabung – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Inselbegabung" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%8D%CE%BD%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%BF_%CE%A3%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84" title="Σύνδρομο Σαβάντ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σύνδρομο Σαβάντ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%ADndrome_del_sabio" title="Síndrome del sabio – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Síndrome del sabio" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciegula_simptomaro" title="Sciegula simptomaro – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sciegula simptomaro" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_sindromea" title="Savant sindromea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Savant sindromea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%85_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86" title="سندرم ساوان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سندرم ساوان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndrome_du_savant" title="Syndrome du savant – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Syndrome du savant" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savantsyndroom" title="Savantsyndroom – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Savantsyndroom" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%ADndrome_savant" title="Síndrome savant – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Síndrome savant" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%82%AC%EB%B0%98%ED%8A%B8_%EC%A6%9D%ED%9B%84%EA%B5%B0" title="사반트 증후군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="사반트 증후군" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%AB_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%B7" title="Սավանտի համախտանիշ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սավանտի համախտանիշ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindrom_Savant" title="Sindrom Savant – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sindrom Savant" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndrome_savant" title="Syndrome savant – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Syndrome savant" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindrome_del_savant" title="Sindrome del savant – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Sindrome del savant" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%AA_%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%98" title="תסמונת סוואנט – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="תסמונת סוואנט" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant-szindr%C3%B3ma" title="Savant-szindróma – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Savant-szindróma" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindrom_Savant" title="Sindrom Savant – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Sindrom Savant" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savantsyndroom" title="Savantsyndroom – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Savantsyndroom" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E7%97%87%E5%80%99%E7%BE%A4" title="サヴァン症候群 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="サヴァン症候群" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autistisk_savant" title="Autistisk savant – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Autistisk savant" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%B8%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%AD%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%A3%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%9F_%E0%AC%B8%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%A3%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%A1%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B0%E0%AD%8B%E0%AC%AE" title="ସାଭାଣ୍ଟ ସିଣ୍ଡ୍ରୋମ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ସାଭାଣ୍ଟ ସିଣ୍ଡ୍ରୋମ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_sindromi" title="Savant sindromi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Savant sindromi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zesp%C3%B3%C5%82_sawanta" title="Zespół sawanta – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Zespół sawanta" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savantismo" title="Savantismo – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Savantismo" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Синдром саванта – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Синдром саванта" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindromi_Savant_dhe_s%C3%ABmundja_e_Autizmit" title="Sindromi Savant dhe sëmundja e Autizmit – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Sindromi Savant dhe sëmundja e Autizmit" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome" title="Savant syndrome – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Savant syndrome" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BC" title="Савантизам – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Савантизам" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant" title="Savant – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Savant" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savantsyndrom" title="Savantsyndrom – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Savantsyndrom" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88" title="சவாந்த் நோய்த்தொகை – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="சவாந்த் நோய்த்தொகை" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_sendromu" title="Savant sendromu – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Savant sendromu" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Синдром саванта – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Синдром саванта" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a 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class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Peek,_diagnosed_with_Savant_syndrome.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Kim_Peek%2C_diagnosed_with_Savant_syndrome.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="257" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="257" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Kim_Peek" title="Kim Peek">Kim Peek</a>, the savant who was the inspiration for the main character in the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Rain_Man" title="Rain Man">Rain Man</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Medical_specialty" title="Medical specialty">Specialty</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Psychiatry" title="Psychiatry">Psychiatry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neurology" title="Neurology">neurology</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Signs_and_symptoms" title="Signs and symptoms">Symptoms</a></th><td class="infobox-data">General <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_disability" title="Intellectual disability">mental disability</a> with certain abilities far in excess of average<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mil1999_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mil1999-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Types</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Congenital" class="mw-redirect" title="Congenital">Congenital</a>, acquired<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Causes</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Neurodevelopmental_disorder" title="Neurodevelopmental disorder">Neurodevelopmental disorder</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Autism_spectrum_disorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Autism spectrum disorder">autism spectrum disorder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brain_injury" title="Brain injury">brain injury</a><sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">~1 in a million people<sup id="cite_ref-Hy2016_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hy2016-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Savant syndrome</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/æ/: 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span><span title="'v' in 'vie'">v</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span></span>,<span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/æ/: 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'v' in 'vie'">v</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">SAV</span>-ənt, sə-<span style="font-size:90%">VAHNT</span></i></a>, <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small"><a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">US</a> also </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'v' in 'vie'">v</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling">sav-<span style="font-size:90%">AHNT</span></i></a>) is a phenomenon where someone demonstrates exceptional aptitude in one domain, such as art or mathematics, despite significant social or intellectual impairment.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Those with the condition generally have a <a href="/wiki/Neurodevelopmental_condition" class="mw-redirect" title="Neurodevelopmental condition">neurodevelopmental condition</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Autism" title="Autism">autism</a>, or have experienced a <a href="/wiki/Brain_injury" title="Brain injury">brain injury</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About half of cases are associated with autism, and these individuals may be known as <a href="/wiki/Autistic_savant" class="mw-redirect" title="Autistic savant">autistic savants</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autisme_savant" class="extiw" title="fr:Autisme savant">fr</a>]</sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other half often have some form of <a href="/wiki/Central_nervous_system" title="Central nervous system">central nervous system</a> injury or disease.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the condition usually becomes apparent in childhood, some cases develop later in life.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is not recognized as a <a href="/wiki/Mental_disorder" title="Mental disorder">mental disorder</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders,_Fifth_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition">Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition</a> (DSM-5), as it relates to parts of the brain <a href="/wiki/Healing" title="Healing">healing</a> or restructuring.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Savant syndrome is estimated to affect around one in a million people.<sup id="cite_ref-Hy2016_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hy2016-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The condition affects more males than females, at a ratio of 6:1.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first medical account of the condition was in 1783.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is estimated that between 0.5% and 10% of those with autism have some form of savant abilities.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WisconsinMed_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WisconsinMed-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HRFSavant_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HRFSavant-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is estimated that there are currently living fewer than a hundred prodigious savants, with skills so extraordinary that they would be considered spectacular even for a non-impaired person.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Signs_and_symptoms">Signs and symptoms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Signs and symptoms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Venice_by_Stephen_Wiltshire_MBE.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Venice_by_Stephen_Wiltshire_MBE.jpg" decoding="async" width="151" height="118" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="151" data-file-height="118" /></a><figcaption><i>Venice</i> by British artistic savant <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Wiltshire" title="Stephen Wiltshire">Stephen Wiltshire</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Savant skills are usually found in one or more of five major areas: art, memory, arithmetic, musical abilities, and <a href="/wiki/Spatial_skills" class="mw-redirect" title="Spatial skills">spatial skills</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most common kinds of savants are calendrical savants,<sup id="cite_ref-Finland_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Finland-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-calsavants2007_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-calsavants2007-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "human calendars" who can <a href="/wiki/Calculate_the_day_of_the_week" class="mw-redirect" title="Calculate the day of the week">calculate the day of the week</a> for any given date with speed and accuracy, or <a href="/wiki/Hyperthymesia" title="Hyperthymesia">recall personal memories from any given date</a>. Advanced memory is the key "superpower" in savant abilities.<sup id="cite_ref-Finland_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Finland-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Calendrical_savants">Calendrical savants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Calendrical savants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="calendrical_savant"></span><span class="vanchor-text">calendrical savant</span></span> (or <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238216509"><span class="vanchor"><span id="calendar_savant"></span><span class="vanchor-text">calendar savant</span></span>) is someone who – despite having an <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_disability" title="Intellectual disability">intellectual disability</a> – can name the day of the week of a date, or vice versa, on a limited range of decades or certain millennia.<sup id="cite_ref-calsavants2007_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-calsavants2007-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Exceptionality_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Exceptionality-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rarity of human calendar calculators is possibly due to the lack of motivation to develop such skills among the general population, although mathematicians have developed formulas that allow them to obtain similar skills.<sup id="cite_ref-Exceptionality_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Exceptionality-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Calendrical savants, on the other hand, may not be prone to invest in socially engaging skills.<sup id="cite_ref-calsavants2009_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-calsavants2009-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mechanism">Mechanism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Mechanism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Psychological">Psychological</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Psychological"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>No widely accepted <a href="/wiki/Cognitive_psychology" title="Cognitive psychology">cognitive theory</a> explains savants' combination of talent and deficit.<sup id="cite_ref-Pring_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pring-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been suggested that individuals with autism are biased towards detail-focused processing and that this cognitive style predisposes individuals either with or without autism to savant talents.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another hypothesis is that savants hyper-systemize, thereby giving an impression of talent. Hyper-systemizing is an extreme state in the <a href="/wiki/Empathizing%E2%80%93systemizing_theory" class="mw-redirect" title="Empathizing–systemizing theory">empathizing–systemizing theory</a> that classifies people based on their skills in empathizing with others versus systemizing facts about the <a href="/wiki/External_world" class="mw-redirect" title="External world">external world</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-E-S-talent_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E-S-talent-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, the attention to detail of savants is a consequence of enhanced perception or sensory hypersensitivity in these unique individuals.<sup id="cite_ref-E-S-talent_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-E-S-talent-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mottron_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mottron-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has also been hypothesized that some savants operate by directly accessing deep, unfiltered information that exists in all human brains that is not normally available to conscious awareness.<sup id="cite_ref-Snyder_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Snyder-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Neurological">Neurological</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Neurological"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In some cases, savant syndrome can be induced following severe head trauma to the left anterior <a href="/wiki/Temporal_lobe" title="Temporal lobe">temporal lobe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Savant syndrome has been artificially replicated using low-frequency <a href="/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulation" title="Transcranial magnetic stimulation">transcranial magnetic stimulation</a> to temporarily disable this area of the brain.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid19528023_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid19528023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Epidemiology">Epidemiology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Epidemiology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Epidemiology_of_autism" title="Epidemiology of autism">Epidemiology of autism</a></div> <p>There are no objectively definitive statistics about how many people have savant skills. The estimates range from "exceedingly rare"<sup id="cite_ref-Hiles_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hiles-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to one in ten people with autism having savant skills in varying degrees.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2009 British study of 137 parents of autistic children found that 28% believe their children met the criteria for a savant skill, defined as a skill or power "at a level that would be unusual even for 'normal' people".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As many as 50 cases of sudden or acquired savant syndrome have been reported.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Males diagnosed with savant syndrome outnumber females by roughly 6:1 (in <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> slightly higher than the <a href="/wiki/Sex_ratio" title="Sex ratio">sex ratio</a> disparity for autism spectrum disorders of 4.3:1.<sup id="cite_ref-Newschaffer_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newschaffer-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <i>idiot savant</i> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> for "learned idiot") was first used to describe the condition in 1887<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by <a href="/wiki/John_Langdon_Down" title="John Langdon Down">John Langdon Down</a>, who is known for his description of <a href="/wiki/Down_syndrome" title="Down syndrome">Down syndrome</a>. Down described approximately ten cases of youth he had known with unusual mental powers, like "verbal adhesion" (eg. memorizing books read once), photographic memory for artistic drawing or model-building or music, autobiographical memory, arithmetic & calendrical calculation, & always knowing the current time down to the minute. Down noted that they were all male, none had a family history of similar talents, and that the extraordinary memory was usually associated with "very great defect of reasoning power". </p><p>The term <i>idiot savant</i> was later described as a <a href="/wiki/Misnomer" title="Misnomer">misnomer</a> because not all reported cases fit the definition of idiot, originally used for a person with a very severe <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_disability" title="Intellectual disability">intellectual disability</a>. The term <i><a href="/wiki/Autistic_savant" class="mw-redirect" title="Autistic savant">autistic savant</a> </i><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autisme_savant" class="extiw" title="fr:Autisme savant">fr</a>]</sup> was also used as a description of the disorder. Like <i>idiot savant</i>, the term came to be considered a misnomer because only half of those who were diagnosed with savant syndrome were autistic. Upon realization of the need for accuracy of diagnosis and dignity towards the individual, the term <i>savant syndrome</i> became widely accepted terminology.<sup id="cite_ref-Tref2009_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tref2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hiles_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hiles-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Society_and_culture">Society and culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Society and culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_cases">Notable cases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notable cases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Tammet" title="Daniel Tammet">Daniel Tammet</a>, British author and polyglot</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Paravicini" title="Derek Paravicini">Derek Paravicini</a>, British blind musical prodigy and pianist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henriett_Seth_F." title="Henriett Seth F.">Henriett Seth F.</a>, Hungarian autistic writer and artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadia_Chomyn" title="Nadia Chomyn">Nadia Chomyn</a>, British autistic artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Peek" title="Kim Peek">Kim Peek</a>, American "megasavant"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Lemke" title="Leslie Lemke">Leslie Lemke</a>, American musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Lewis-Clack" title="Rex Lewis-Clack">Rex Lewis-Clack</a>, American pianist and musical savant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Savage" title="Matt Savage">Matt Savage</a>, American musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Wawro" title="Richard Wawro">Richard Wawro</a>, British crayon artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Wiltshire" title="Stephen Wiltshire">Stephen Wiltshire</a>, British architectural artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Grandin" title="Temple Grandin">Temple Grandin</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> American professor of animal science</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Wiggins" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Wiggins">Tom Wiggins</a>, American blind pianist and composer<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McHugh" title="Tommy McHugh">Tommy McHugh</a>, British artist and poet</li> <li>Adam Mandela Walden, African American Cellist/Composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodi_Lee" title="Kodi Lee">Kodi Lee</a>, 2019 <i><a href="/wiki/America%27s_Got_Talent" title="America's Got Talent">America's Got Talent</a></i> winner (musician)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Acquired_cases">Acquired cases</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Acquired cases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Clemons" title="Alonzo Clemons">Alonzo Clemons</a>, American acquired savant sculptor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Cicoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony Cicoria">Anthony Cicoria</a>, American acquired savant pianist and medical doctor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Amato" title="Derek Amato">Derek Amato</a>, American acquired savant composer and pianist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Fagerberg" title="Patrick Fagerberg">Patrick Fagerberg</a>, American acquired savant artist, inventor and former lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Serrell" title="Orlando Serrell">Orlando Serrell</a>, American acquired savant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Padgett" title="Jason Padgett">Jason Padgett</a>, American acquired savant and artist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fictional_cases">Fictional cases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Fictional cases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Murphy_(The_Good_Doctor)" title="Shaun Murphy (The Good Doctor)">Shaun Murphy</a>, autistic savant in the 2017 American medical drama television series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Good_Doctor_(American_TV_series)" title="The Good Doctor (American TV series)">The Good Doctor</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Babbitt" class="mw-redirect" title="Raymond Babbitt">Raymond Babbitt</a>, autistic savant in the 1988 film <i><a href="/wiki/Rain_Man" title="Rain Man">Rain Man</a></i> (inspired by <a href="/wiki/Kim_Peek" title="Kim Peek">Kim Peek</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Doctor_(South_Korean_TV_series)#Synopsis" title="Good Doctor (South Korean TV series)">Park Shi-on</a>, autistic savant in the 2013 South Korean medical drama <i>Good Doctor</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cube_(1997_film)#Cast" title="Cube (1997 film)">Kazan</a>, autistic savant in the 1997 film <i><a href="/wiki/Cube_(1997_film)" title="Cube (1997 film)">Cube</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazuo_Kiriyama" class="mw-redirect" title="Kazuo Kiriyama">Kazuo Kiriyama</a>, main antagonist in the Japan 1999 novel <i><a href="/wiki/Battle_Royale_(novel)" title="Battle Royale (novel)">Battle Royale</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mouse_(TV_series)#Cast" title="Mouse (TV series)">Jeong Jae-hee</a>, autistic savant in the 2021 South Korean psychological drama <i>Mouse</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Half-Wit" title="Half-Wit">Patrick Obyedkov</a>, acquired savant in a 2007 episode of the U.S. medical drama <i>House</i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extraordinary_Attorney_Woo#Cast_and_characters" title="Extraordinary Attorney Woo">Woo Young-woo</a>, autistic savant in the 2022 South Korean legal drama <i>Extraordinary Attorney Woo</i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pet_Girl_of_Sakurasou#Sakura_Dormitory_residents" title="The Pet Girl of Sakurasou">Mashiro Shiina</a>, savant in the 2012 anime series <i>The Pet Girl of Sakurasou</i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gump_(character)" title="Forrest Gump (character)">Forrest Gump</a>, savant in the 1986 novel <i><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gump_(novel)" title="Forrest Gump (novel)">Forrest Gump</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Winston_Groom" title="Winston Groom">Winston Groom</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes" title="Sherlock Holmes">Sherlock Holmes</a>'s deductive skills in <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle" title="Arthur Conan Doyle">Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</a>'s novels is inline with him being an autistic savant.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Will Hunting from the film <a href="/wiki/Good_Will_Hunting" title="Good Will Hunting">Good Will Hunting</a> is a mathematical genius and savant.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Cooper" title="Sheldon Cooper">Sheldon Cooper</a> is an autistic (<a href="/wiki/Asperger_syndrome" title="Asperger syndrome">Aspergers</a>) savant with an eidetic memory and exceptional mathematical skills.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Harmon" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth Harmon">Elizabeth Harmon</a> from <a href="/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Gambit_(miniseries)" title="The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)">The Queen's Gambit</a> is a savant with an interest in chess.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autistic_art" title="Autistic art">Autistic art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Child_prodigy" title="Child prodigy">Child prodigy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creativity_and_mental_health" title="Creativity and mental health">Creativity and mental health</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mental_calculator" title="Mental calculator">Mental calculator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyperthymesia" title="Hyperthymesia">Hyperthymesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ideasthesia" title="Ideasthesia">Ideasthesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twice_exceptional" title="Twice exceptional">Twice exceptional</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savant_syndrome&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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