Jason Padgett's life was changed forever after he was attacked in a bar back in 2002 as he developed a rare ability called Acquired Savant Syndrome.

What is a savant? Created with Sketch. Savant syndrome is the name for a rare but extraordinary condition in which someone with a mental impairment, often a form of autism, also displays a ...

They can excel at organization and attention to detail. Some may even have the ever-fascinating savant syndrome. Neurodiversity is the idea that variation in brain function exists across the ...

“I teach special ed, and people talk about [savant syndrome] when it comes to Asperger’s and autism but the truth is, that ...

A kind of idiot savant syndrome is what Buffo is: lovable, infantile, totally innocent.” Adam was on Mr. Buten’s mind when he wrote “Burt” (1981), which sold fewer than 10,000 copies in ...

Jason Padgett, a futon salesman from Tacoma, Washington, suffered a violent attack during a robbery that caused him a severe concussion and turned him into a ge ...

Monica Barbaro, who grew up in Mill Valley and graduated from Tam High in 2007, got an Academy Award nomination for best ...

Whether you’re a Street Fighter savant or a Galaga greenhorn ... Just be prepared for the inevitable “One more game!” syndrome – it’s highly contagious here. Spare Time Entertainment Center: Not your ...

Boats explains Vale is a high-masking autistic man, with what used to be called Asperger’s syndrome ... of the autistic man as an awkward savant, with cosmic mental powers and no social skills.