An autistic savant, Daniel Tammet can recite more than 22,000 digits of pi from memory. He believes such astounding abilities are based on an associative form of thinking and imagination, not due to some cerebral or genetic fluke.
He thinks differences between savant and non-savant minds have been exaggerated, to the detriment of how most of us value our own abilities and develop our talents.
Read more and see video on High Ability.
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It is absolutely impressive what our mind can achieve.
I believe the difference between savant and non-savant relies in the amount of “extras” non-savant minds carry, like an overcapacitated computer.
I will check the video now. Thank you!