Many highly successful people, including the likes of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates, have been included on lists of famous people with autism (though they were never diagnosed). What exactly is autism? How is it different than Asperger’s syndrome? What is internalized ableism and what is neurodiversity?
This is what we’ll talk about today.
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Savant # Incredible Brain 🧠
An extraordinary documentary on the brainpower of Daniel T, the young Englishman who could be the world’s greatest mental athlete. Daniel is not just a calculating wizard, but also a memory champion and super linguist.
He speaks nine languages. Daniel, the oldest of seven children, has been able to do amazing calculations after an epileptic fit when he was 3 years old. He was even able to remember over 22,000 numbers in a public display of his ability.
But how does he do it? Leading scientists explore the extraordinary world of this real-life Rainman. Daniel’s psychological makeup is explored by Cambridge University autism expert Professor Simon Baron Cohen who delves into his childhood experiences to explain his remarkable abilities.
In America, Daniel meets other extraordinary people like himself, known as “savants” — including Kim Peek, whose story was the basis of the movie “Rainman”.
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