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The foolish wise ones

Three case studies of idiot savants: Noel Patterson (age 23), an institutionalized autistic patient who is able to play by ear any piano music he hears; David Kidd (age 28) who can instantly identify the day of the week for any date in the past; Stephen Wiltshire (age 11 with a mental age of six) who can draw pen and ink likenesses of London buildings from memory.

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  • "Verstecke Intelligenz"
  • "Foolish wise ones, idiot savants"@en
  • "Idiot savants"@en

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  • "This classic program focuses on the savant syndrome, telling the story of three severely mentally handicapped people. Each possesses an extraordinary talent - for playing music, creating art, or remembering dates. Noel Patterson is autistic and requires constant care, yet he is an exceptional pianist and can reproduce almost any music effortlessly. David Kidd has an IQ of only 68, but he is an expert in the recondite mathematics of calculating the calendar. Although Stephen Wiltshire is mentally challenged, he draws remarkable pen-and-ink likenesses of buildings from memory. The savant syndrome was first identified by a 19th-century French psychologist, who referred to these remarkable individuals as the "foolish wise ones.""
  • "Three case studies of idiot savants: Noel Patterson (age 23), an institutionalized autistic patient who is able to play by ear any piano music he hears; David Kidd (age 28) who can instantly identify the day of the week for any date in the past; Stephen Wiltshire (age 11 with a mental age of six) who can draw pen and ink likenesses of London buildings from memory."@en
  • "Presents three people who are mentally handicapped but possess exceptional talents, with commentary by two psychologists about savant syndrome."
  • "A century ago a French psychologist discovered a bizarre phenomenon. A small number of mentally sub-normal people possess exceptional talents which, given their disability, is theoretically impossible. He called these people 'idiots savants' - the foolish wise ones. They are very rare, but in Britain today there are a few similarly gifted people to be found in institutions. This program focuses on three such cases."@en

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  • "Case studies"@en
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  • "Documentary films"
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  • "The foolish wise ones"@en
  • "The foolish wise ones"
  • "The Foolish wise ones"@en
  • "The foolish wise ones Die verstecke Intelligenz"
  • "The foolish wise ones = Die verstecke Intelligenz"

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