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Oh, and savant skills aren't always associated with autism to begin with. The person "Rain Man" was based on, a savant named Kim Peek, was not autistic. |
Oh, and savant skills aren't always associated with autism to begin with. The person "Rain Man" was based on, a savant named Kim Peek, was not autistic. |
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See also [[Science-Related Memetic Disorder]], for a truly exaggerated take on the subject; [[Crazy Awesome]], for utter insanity as opposed to a simple mental disorder; [[Idiot Savant]] when the disability is just plain stupidity, and [[Neurodiversity Is Supernatural]] for if the character's "gift" is a superpower. Can overlap with [[ |
See also [[Science-Related Memetic Disorder]], for a truly exaggerated take on the subject; [[Crazy Awesome]], for utter insanity as opposed to a simple mental disorder; [[Idiot Savant]] when the disability is just plain stupidity, and [[Neurodiversity Is Supernatural]] for if the character's "gift" is a superpower. Can overlap with [[High Functioning Autism]]. |
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If you are looking for the film called ''Rain Man'', it is [[Rain Man|here]]. |
If you are looking for the film called ''Rain Man'', it is [[Rain Man|here]]. |
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