Like idiot savant, 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 savant syndrome became widely accepted terminology. Society and culture
Notable cases
Aleksander Vinter, known as "Savant", musician and producer
Daniel Tammet, British author and polyglot
Derek Paravicini, British blind musical prodigy and pianist
Henriett Seth F., Hungarian autistic writer and artist
Kim Peek, American "megasavant"
Leslie Lemke, American musician
Rex Lewis-Clack, American pianist and musical savant
Matt Savage, American musician
Stephen Wiltshire, British architectural artist
Temple Grandin, American professor of animal science
David M. Nisson, American scientist
Tom Wiggins, American blind pianist and composer
Tommy McHugh, British artist and poet
Kodi Lee, 2019 Americas Got Talent winner (musician)

Acquired cases
Alonzo Clemons, American acquired savant sculptor
Anthony Cicoria, American acquired savant pianist and medical doctor
Derek Amato, American composer and pianist, he has developed savant syndrome and synesthesia
Patrick Fagerberg, American acquired savant artist, inventor and former lawyer.
Orlando Serrell, American acquired savant
Jason Padgett, American mathematician, acquired after being hit in the back of the head while at a bar

Fictional cases
Raymond Babbitt, autistic savant in the 1988 film Rain Man (inspired by Kim Peek)
Park Shi-on, autistic savant in the 2013 South Korean medical drama Good Doctor
Shaun Murphy, autistic savant in the 2017 U.S. medical drama The Good Doctor
Kazan, autistic savant in the 1997 film Cube
Kazuo Kiriyama, main antagonist in the Japan 1999 novel Battle Royale
Jeong Jae-hee, autistic savant in the 2021 South Korean psychological drama Mouse
Patrick Obyedkov, autistic savant in a 2007 episode of the U.S. medical drama House. Woo Young-woo, autistic savant in the 2022 South Korean legal drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo. See also
Autistic art
Child prodigy
Creativity and mental illness
Idiot
Mental calculator
Hyperthymesia
Ideasthesia
Twice exceptional


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