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Kim Peek, "the real rain man"
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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 96466" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>I was watching a piece on Peek on the Discovery Channel and just had to look for more info. If you haven't seen it and get a chance to, it's absolutely amazing.</p><p></p><p>There's such a contrast between his gifts and his delays..... If I understood correctly, it's only recently that he's made progress with social skills. His sense of humor is developing also.</p><p></p><p>His memory is astonishing, yet practical application of the knowledge seems limited. His motor skills are very delayed; so much so that his 80 yr old dad has to help him shave and dress daily.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/misc/kimpeek.html" target="_blank">http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/misc/kimpeek.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.webtvhub.com/kim-peek-videos-amazing-memory-of-individual-with-savant-syndrome/" target="_blank">http://www.webtvhub.com/kim-peek-videos-amazing-memory-of-individual-with-savant-syndrome/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 96466, member: 23"] I was watching a piece on Peek on the Discovery Channel and just had to look for more info. If you haven't seen it and get a chance to, it's absolutely amazing. There's such a contrast between his gifts and his delays..... If I understood correctly, it's only recently that he's made progress with social skills. His sense of humor is developing also. His memory is astonishing, yet practical application of the knowledge seems limited. His motor skills are very delayed; so much so that his 80 yr old dad has to help him shave and dress daily. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek[/url] [url="http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/misc/kimpeek.html"]http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/misc/kimpeek.html[/url] [url="http://www.webtvhub.com/kim-peek-videos-amazing-memory-of-individual-with-savant-syndrome/"]http://www.webtvhub.com/kim-peek-videos-amazing-memory-of-individual-with-savant-syndrome/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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