The Savant Syndrome

In life, things do not always go smoothly, just as we, our parents and loved ones want. Some get everything, others - practically nothing. But sometimes nature, as if trying to pacify their sins before a man devoid of much, gives him an obvious unusual ability. In the article we will reveal the topic of unusual people.

Savant's syndrome is usually called abbreviated as savantism. This is a fairly rare condition, which is characterized by the presence of deviations in development (more autistic direction). People with this disease have some outstanding abilities, usually affecting one or even several areas of knowledge, while at the same time contrasting with the general personal limitations. The phenomenon of this may have a genetic basis, and may be acquired. This rare condition is usually a secondary phenomenon that accompanies certain forms of developmental disorders (for example, with Asperger syndrome). Very rarely, the Savant syndrome can develop after a disease that has affected the brain or after a head injury.

A common for all Savantist intellectual property was a unique memory. It is worth such people once to see or hear something - and they will never forget it. The abilities of savants are manifested in the following specialized fields: music, arithmetic calculations, visual arts, calendar calculations, construction of complex three-dimensional models, cartography.

A person with a diagnosis of Savant syndrome will be able to easily repeat a few pages of the read text, or heard them only once. Or give the correct result multiplication of complex six-digit numbers. All this will look like he knew in advance the result and the numbers that you are making. Thinking and intellect in these people are completely different, not like those of all of us. There are also savants who have the talent to sing all the arias, leaving the operetta, or to draw a map of London after a quick flight over the city. In addition, among the studied and recorded manifestations of this deviation, these people have good abilities to master various foreign languages, a subtle perception of smells, a keen sense of understanding of time, etc. At the same time, in other areas such people can not understand anything, demonstrating an obvious Inferiority, one might say, down to mental retardation. Even in the store they can not go by themselves or the road go, for example.

Studies of such unique abilities are very important for medicine and science in general. The study of this pathology helps to study ordinary human memory and can contribute to the discovery of unknown abilities of the human brain. To date, almost nothing is known about such amazing people, and for this reason we can only consider a few recommendations for caring for them.

Guardians and family members of such people need to be careful about the unusual abilities of the wards, pay attention to them, do not brush aside and do not avoid communication. On the contrary, such a talent needs to be trained and maintained, because only in this way an unhealthy person can establish contact with the world around him, study it and compensate for the consequences of his inferiority in something. How to develop intelligence, it is necessary to think close. Such a path is not easy, because the helplessness of such people, who have violations and are compelled to endure restrictions, demands from their families full self-sacrifice, kindness, patience and constant hard work.

The Savant syndrome is well described and disclosed in the famous movie "The Man of the Rain."