It has also been hypothesized that some savants operate by directly accessing deep, unfiltered information that exists in all human brains that is not normally available to conscious awareness. Neurological
In some cases, savant syndrome can be induced following severe head trauma to the left anterior temporal lobe. Savant syndrome has been artificially replicated using low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation to temporarily disable this area of the brain. Epidemiology
There are no objectively definitive statistics about how many people have savant skills. The estimates range from "exceedingly rare" to one in ten people with autism having savant skills in varying degrees. A 2009 British study of 137 parents of autistic children found that 28% believe their children met the criteria for a savant skill, defined as a skill or power "at a level that would be unusual even for normal people". As many as 50 cases of sudden or acquired savant syndrome have been reported.Males with savant syndrome outnumber females by roughly 6:1 (in Finland), slightly higher than the sex ratio disparity for autism spectrum disorders of 4.3:1. History
The term idiot savant (French for "learned idiot") was first used to describe the condition in 1887 by John Langdon Down, who is known for his description of Down syndrome. The term idiot savant was later described as a misnomer because not all reported cases fit the definition of idiot, originally used for a person with a very severe intellectual disability. The term autistic savant was also used as a description of the disorder.
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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