Even for Darold Treffert, an expert in the study of savants who has met around 300 people with conditions such as autism who possess extraordinary ... basing Dustin Hoffman’s character on Peek. The ...

Jason Padgett's life was changed forever after he was attacked in a bar back in 2002 as he developed a rare ability called Acquired Savant Syndrome.

The most captivating instances of superior memory ability may be few and far between—the savant who ... observed in people with HSAM may be a factor in their extraordinary memory.