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Autistic Savant – Leslie Lemke
Leslie Lemke was born with severe birth defects that required doctors to remove his eyes. His mother gave him up for adoption, he was adopted by May Lemke who adopted him when he was six months old. As a young child, Leslie had to be force-fed to teach him how to swallow. He could not stand until...
Autistic Savants – Stephen Wiltshire
Autistic Savant - Stephen Wiltshire As a young child, Stephen Wiltshire was a mute - he was diagnosed as autistic and was sent to a school for special needs children. There, he discovered a passion for drawing - first of animals, then London buses, then buildings and the city's landmarks. Through...
Autistic Savants – Kim Peek
Autistic Savant - Kim Peek Kim Peek is an amazing example of how complex Autism is. Kim is an autistic savant around which the movie The Rain Man was written. Kim was born with severe brain damage. His doctor told his father to institutionalise him and forget about him. Kim's sev...
Autism – What is it and what does it mean?
Autism or Autistic Spectrum Disorder is a disability that affects how someone communicates with the people around them. The word spectrum is used as the affect of autism varies greatly with some individuals being impacted severely and others not as much. The term higher functioning is used for those...