SAVANT SYNDROME

Being my first blog entry ,i thought of sharing something interesting...the word that you see in the title of the blog -savant ,that is what i am going to talk about....i came to know of this only recently(may be you know it already)....i was really fascinated to know that something of this sort existed....here it is


SAVANTISM:

Savantism is also known as savant syndrome or autistic savant syndrome or just savantism....it is the case where a person suffering from the syndrome has a very low general intelligence( IQ ) but a very high narrow intelligence in one or more fields like music,art,lightening calculation,calender calculation etc.....the word "savant" is derived from a French word meaning "learned man"....since people with savantism cannot do things which a common man can do...

they are also referred to as "IDIOT SAVANT"

for (ex): kim peek is an savant with extraordinary memory but still he is mentally retarded...may be, the name doesn't strike any bells in your head....but i bet u know abt him....he is the inspiration behind the movie "THE RAIN MAN" . Kim Peek 's character was beautifully portrayed by DUSTIN HOFFMAN..the film also has tom cruise in it....this film came way back in 1988 ....but i came to know about this film and this thing about savantism only now....


still thinking whats great about being a savant ???take a look at this...



here is another video on "THE LIVING CAMERA"...





phew!!!!no doubt that "I wanna be a savant"


ya ,being one requires you to make some sacrifice in your normal life,like,you cant read or write like normal people.....who cares....imagine you having the power of Kim peek ...you can anyways get a gold medal in studies....


i have tried to introduce to you to savantism (thats in case you don't know already).....if you are really interested to know more about it ....just visit this link


thanks for reading......