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Autistic Savant Man - Kim Peek

This man inspired the movie "Rain Man" starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman.

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10/4/2007 11:17:40 AM

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arkaman : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

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786 days 19 hours ago...

Great father he has - hard not to hear the pride in his voice.

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R-seno : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

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786 days 18 hours ago...

Definitely inspiring, definitely.

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Victorio : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

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786 days 18 hours ago...

Kim Peek has always fascinated me, I mean, who wouldn't be by a guy who can read one page of a book with one eye while reading the other page with his other eye. Great clip, should upload the rest of the documentary.

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nethermit : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

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786 days 18 hours ago...

solving the mysteries and complexity of the theory of relativity should have been assigned to him.

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Sasuke428 : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

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786 days 15 hours ago...

"Im three times older then they said Id be, and Im glad to be here"

- and we are glad you are here with us.

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PorridgeGun : LVL 49: VP 5: said:

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786 days 13 hours ago...

10 minutes to Wapner... Yeah, gotta watch Wapner!

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vyrtualdogg : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

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786 days 11 hours ago...

K-Mart SUCKS!

I think it'd be so amazing to be able to experience that type of perception even for a while. Just goes to show how much we don't understand about the human brain

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Vicsand : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

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786 days 11 hours ago...

Dude... the price of such knowledge doesn't even come close to his amazing benefits.

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r3dRoVeR247 : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

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786 days 11 hours ago...

wow i wish i had that talent dont get me wrong but wow

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The Living End : LVL 46: VP 5: said:

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786 days 10 hours ago...

It makes me sad to think of what his life might be like after his Dad passes away.

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Levelord : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

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786 days 10 hours ago...

The problem is although people who have this condition can memorize to a superhuman level, they cannot understand what they memorize. They can memorize the entire books of knowledge and recall what they read, but they cannot appreciate or understand the level of complexity of the written content.

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altecer : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

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786 days 9 hours ago...

Holy fuck that's cool. I've been meaning to see some of his stuff since watching this:
http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/87632/The_Boy_With_The_Incredibl
e_Brain.html

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grumpybear : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

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786 days 9 hours ago...

i think putting people into mental wards and letting them rot away so to speak, is such a waste..no dr. can tell how a person is going to turn out later in life by looking at them as a small child..

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elmikeo777 : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

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786 days 7 hours ago...

good story and everything, but doesnt the guy at 0:11 sound like Agent Smith...?

"Hello. Mr. Peek..."

5/5

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fagbag : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

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786 days 7 hours ago...

with his mind, ide pass all my exams with 100%

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ferrari6539 : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

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786 days 6 hours ago...

My little brother has a form of savant. Its really neat, he is awesum with dates. If you were to ask him what day October 4th, 1978 was, he could tell you if it was a sunday, thursday, whatever day it is. He also has some other neat little tricks like an internal clock. He never wears a watch and can tell you the time of day within 3-4 minutes. It truly is an amazing gift of the mind.

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Yongjjah : LVL 29: VP 3.8: said:

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786 days 5 hours ago...

This made my day.

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WAKEupB4its2L8 : LVL 23: VP 3.2: said:

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786 days 2 hours ago...

"10 minutes to Wopner, yeah." LMFAO. This dude is too advanced for our time. Although he has certain limitations, his brain has far surpassed the majority in terms of retention. 5/5

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Lord Slavik : LVL 14: VP 2.3: said:

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786 days 2 hours ago...

So although I agree that most savants can't appreciate most of the knowledge they learn, like levelord said.

I got the impression that he was more...sentient? (thats probably the wrong word) but he seemed more aware of his surroundings on "our" terms if you know what i mean. Like he really seemed like a normal person to some degree. 5/5

I hope is father doesn't pass away anytime soon =(

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thmjklmstrymn : LVL 24: VP 3.3: said:

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786 days 1 hour ago...

I'd hit it.

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Mr.Clean : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

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786 days 1 hour ago...

wtf

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RealJap : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

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785 days 19 hours ago...

Everything that you read, see or experience is stored in your brain. We probably need to be under hypnosis to remember things that you thought you forgot, but if you do you remember every little detail.

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Comage : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

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785 days 15 hours ago...

mag1kr3zin: Thumbs down to you, for labeling the video file as "idiot.wmv".

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CombatGod : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

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785 days 13 hours ago...

For those interested:

The brain is very flexible and each brain cell can change it's function relatively easily.

The brain is basically an information processing plan. There isn't a computer in the world that can process the amount of raw data a brain can. The simple act of walking requires the brain to process all voluntary movement, balance, obstacles and the environment. This doesn't even include the even more complex process of decision making involved in figuring out where you want to go.

In an autistic person the brain centers for facial recognition and social behavior switch function. In the case of a person being savant the parts of the brain used social interaction change role and either help in memory retention, mathematical calculation or spacial processing.

Because the brain is relatively flexible an autistic person can learn to adapt but it will never be on the same level we can, because our brains develop with those social processing centers automatically where as an autistic person inherently does not have those center of the brain develop.

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Sovario : LVL 23: VP 3.2: said:

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785 days 9 hours ago...

When his father passes away, we'll all watch him. I think this guy is so cool :D

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Tiamak : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

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785 days 9 hours ago...

what an amazing man and to think people thought that he needed surgery to make him better

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ShortyMac : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

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785 days 7 hours ago...

amazing man. i watched an hour clip on this guy and some younger kid who has this same... "ability" and its freakin awesome. hope he lives for a long timee

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Arcoo : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

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785 days 7 hours ago...

Good job his family didn't listen to the piece of shit doctors. Fuck telling someone they won't learn, walk and die early.

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CombatGod : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

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785 days 5 hours ago...

^^ Honestly it really isn't the doctors fault. We are just barely beginning to learn how the brain works. When he was diagnosed autistic brain research was in it's infancy.

You can't blame doctors for not having all the information.

I'm just glad the parents loved him enough to give him a chance. Ultimately it's up to the parents and what they can handle. Many in their situation would have not done the same and that is what I respect about them.

As amazing as this guy is it still takes a lot to be able to take care of him everyday. While his social skills probably have evolved he still does not function as independently as we do.

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MistaC87 : LVL 16: VP 2.5: said:

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785 days 2 hours ago...

I've seen this dude in person before. He's very brilliant.

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lionpunisher : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

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784 days 23 hours ago...

amazing

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Jynx980 : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

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734 days 22 hours ago...

Contrary to what Levelord said, the videos on youtube make it clear that Kim can make associations between the information he has memorized, giving him a minute level of understanding and making his case all the more extraordinary.

The youtube version is much more detailed. Be sure to check it out!

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