Autistic Man Has Superpowers, "Holy ****" Says Bystander

Omeganitros · 09-13-2006, 10:06 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDpOpzD-zc

Absolutely incredible.

GuidoHunter · 09-13-2006, 10:22 PM

I saw a documentary on savants a few years back, and this guy was certainly highlighted.

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MCRenaissance · 09-13-2006, 10:50 PM

This is truly incredible. How does this kind of thing work?

GuidoHunter · 09-13-2006, 10:58 PM

Work? Nobody really knows. Something doesn't develop right in someone's brain, leading to autism, while another part of the brain somehow works extraordinarily.

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T0rajir0u · 09-13-2006, 11:00 PM

half man half amazin

ps accordin to the memory part of my psych textbook it sounds like his short-term memory doesn't filter properly so a lot of extraneous details get dumped into his long-term memory

Omeganitros · 09-13-2006, 11:01 PM

What REALLY puts me in awe is that in addition to remembering all those little details for something so massive, he CLEARLY remembered EVERYTHING for more than three whole days.

**TheRapingDragon** · 09-13-2006, 11:07 PM

That is simply astounding. I really hope that guy gets a lot of money for all his work. He's talented.

Afrobean · 09-13-2006, 11:10 PM

I wouldn't say being autistic is a talent, even if they're a savant.

It is impressive either way though.

MCRenaissance · 09-13-2006, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GuidoHunter

Work? Nobody really knows. Something doesn't develop right in someone's brain, leading to autism, while another part of the brain somehow works extraordinarily.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

Oh, sorry I didn't know how to quite word it.

I'm going to look up some sources on this, I'm quite curious on this condition.

**Patashu** · 09-14-2006, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by T0rajir0u

half man half amazin

half man half unicorn

JurseyRider734 · 09-14-2006, 05:31 AM

There's an autistic kid in my chorus and he has like...perfect pitch.

SethSquall · 09-14-2006, 05:50 AM

Incredible. Ive worked with autistic children before. I did some arts and crafts with them, there really hard to look after.

duhh_ · 09-14-2006, 07:02 AM

heh, i imagine he was really good in school

**talisman** · 09-14-2006, 12:35 PM

Read "An Anthropologist on Mars" by Oliver Sacks... there's a chapter fairly well devoted to him.

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ps accordin to the memory part of my psych textbook it sounds like his short-term memory doesn't filter properly so a lot of extraneous details get dumped into his long-term memory

it's far more complex than that... stephen's savant talents are really only visual and artistic, and within that sphere, his fascination is solely with buildings (although he does have an appreciation for cars). stephen does have some mimetic abilities as well (able to imitate others surprisingly well) that are relatively more common among autistic savants. this isn't some generalized breakdown in his ability to filter information, it's a very specific aptitude most likely caused by an incredible overspecialization for the brain areas responsible for visual memory.

shrimpy · 09-14-2006, 01:14 PM

Lucky guy.

**Chromer** · 09-14-2006, 01:28 PM

Incredible.

gerbi7 · 09-14-2006, 01:56 PM

Have to say, I'm not that impressed, I knew there's people out there with autism that can do crazy stuff like this.

PS. I have asperger's, which is a form of autism, too.

GuidoHunter · 09-14-2006, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by shrimpy

Lucky guy.

I wouldn't call ANYONE who has autism "lucky".

--Guido

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banditcom · 09-14-2006, 03:01 PM

Insane...

Linkisdoomed · 09-14-2006, 03:21 PM

Omg... did... insane....

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Omeganitros auauauau Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hee-Haw! Age: 35 Posts: 8,897	Autistic Man Has Superpowers, "Holy " Says Bystander http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDpOpzD-zc Absolutely incredible.

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