How do I know if I am a savant?

Savant syndrome is diagnosed when a child’s ability in one area is exceptionally higher than would be expected given his or her IQ or general level of functioning.

What is it like to be a savant?

Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average. The skills that savants excel at are generally related to memory. This may include rapid calculation, artistic ability, map making, or musical ability.

How many savants are in the world?

There are perhaps fewer than 50 autistic savants in the world, according to estimates by experts. Those few are people with remarkable, often staggering skills and challenges. Autism may be the fastest-growing developmental disability, according to numbers from the Autism Society of America.

Why can’t I dress like a savant?

Some savants can’t dress themselves or have no social skills whatsoever, just to name some examples. The one thing to keep in mind though is that your brain already has everything it needs to acquire the skills you might be after. The problem seems to be, that it is preoccupied with everyday stuff.

Is there such a thing as a savant in medical therapy?

But its still not formalized in medical therapy. Becoming a savant with impaired motor or visual skills is not a good thing one would want, given their enhanced memorization and analytical skills I personally feel that being an average person but acquiring skills by practice makes us a true savant.

What is savsavant syndrome and how is it treated?

Savant syndrome is a disease which is either caused due to injury on your head affecting the brain which will make you excellent in one skill but also impair your other skill.

Are people with autism prone to being Savant?

It has been suggested that individuals with autism are biased towards detail-focused processing and that this cognitive style predisposes individuals either with or without autism to savant talents. Another hypothesis is that savants hyper-systemize, thereby giving an impression of talent.