Hows it going Youtube I am Landon Dowlatsingh and welcome back to another most amazing top
10 video.
So today we are going to be talking about Savants.
Savants just for you guys who might not now is a person that has a very rare condition
that gives them a super ability.
But because of their super ability in one area they are left with a mental disability.
People with savant syndrome generally have a neurodevelopment disorder such as autism
spectrum disorder or a brain injury.
Ok so let’s get into this super list at number 10 with, Leslie Lemke who is an American
Autistic savant who is most recognized for his work as a musician.
Leslie is a musical genius.
Lesie is not able to talk, dress himself or even feed himself but he is able to sing and
play the piano.
that is just the most incredible thing ive ever seen.
Leslies parents couldn’t take care of him so he was left in foster where May Lemke the
woman right here took him in and she loved him right away.
She loved his music.
Leslie actually went on tour and performed for people.
Next up at number 9 we have another musical genius.
This right here is Derek Paraviccini.
He is able to talk and communicate a little bit.
His IQ is of a 4 yr old but he is able to play music.
He is an expert of the piano.
Derek is known as a musical prodigy and he is only 38 yrs old and seems to be getting
better and better at his craft.
Dereks blindness was caused by an overdose of oxygen therapy given during his time in
the neonatal intensive care unit which is very sad.
So he wasn’t born blind he was blind because of a doctors mistake.
Number 8.
We have another blind savant but you would never know he is blind because he uses a very
unique way of seeing.
This right here is ben Underwood who was born in Riverside California back in 1992.
He is very healthy but just after a month of being born his pupil became white and he
went blind due to cancer But Ben never complained instead he figured out a way to still see.
He uses Echo Location, this is the same technique to see as bats.
Ben would make clicking sounds with his mouth and listen for the sounds to bounce of something
and echo back to him that’s how he knows where he is and if anything is around him.
moving into number 7.
We have Stephen Wiltshire who has been drawing international attention because of his memory
and his amazing art ability.
Take a look at this image this is just a small portion of a massive city land scape.
Stephen goes on 1 helicopter ride per city he visits and from memory he is able to draw
the whole city.
He is able to draw everything building, every window ever shadow on the building.
Stephen has been awarded for many awards in the art world.
At a very young age Stephen took interest in drawing things from memory and one of his
teachers entered his drawings in compititions in which he would win.
At just 7 yrs old the media started to take interest in him.
Alright number 6.
This is Alonzo Clemons.
He is an American animal sculptor and a savant.
He lives in Colorado.
Alonzo has suffered from a severe brain injury as a child that left him with a development
disability.
He has an iq in the 40-50 range, which means he is unable to read or write and he lacks
the communication skills as well.
Although he has a low IQ this doesn’t stop him from Sculpting.
He is able to quickly replicate a 3D model of almost any creature after just seeing a
glimpse of it.
He can also take any picture and make it 3d.
He has been selling his sculptures some sell up to $45,000 apiece.
His creations are just remarkable and very real looking.
Also another interest Alonzo took was in body building.
He became a power weight lifter.
Number 5.
We have Tommy McHugh from liverpool.
When he was 51 yrs old he suffered a stroke on both sides of his brain that resulted in
two burst blood vessels and he was sent into a coma for a week.
After he came out of the coma he became an artist.
He became a savant.
Tommy is able to create abstract art without even thinking about it.
Before all of this Tommy was actually a troubled criminal who went in and out of prison.
He has broken both his hands and knockles from fights.
Tommy said the stroke took all the anger out of him and gave him this gift.
He lived with this gift for about 11 yrs until he passed away from Cancer.
Number 4.
This right here is Jacob Barnett.
He was the youngest person in the world who is an astrophysics researcher.
This is the branch of astronomy that researchers the physical nature of stars and space.
At the age of just 10 yrs old Jacob decided to drop out of public school because it was
boring to him so he tough himself all of high school math in just 2 weeks so he can be ready
for college.
Well at 11 yrs old he entered college.
At 17 he became the most promising physicists.
Jacob appearently has a higher iq than Albert Einstien.
Daniel Tammet is up next at number 3.
Daniel is the walking human calculator.
He is able to calculate anything in his head within seconds.
At the age of 3 yrs old Daniel suffered an epileptic fit and that’s when he gained
his super ability.
He is able to see numbers as shapes and patterns
and objects.
Daniel has demonstrated his ability to remember numbers as well.
He was once tested to memories 22,000 numbers in order and say them out loud to an audience.
Next up we have the worlds only female autistic savant twins at number 2.
They were given the nickname the rain man twins.
These twins can memories anything they have come into contact with.
They were a huge fan of this guy.
This is Dick Clark who passed away in 2012.
The twins watched every single show of his and are able to remember every single outfit
he wore daily for 40 yrs.
Finally, at number 1 we have Kim Peek.
Kim Peek has also earned the nick name of Rain Man because of his extortionary ability
to remember everything.
Kim Peek usually goes to the library to read a ton of books and it takes him no time to
read a book.
With his left eye he would read the left page and with the right eye he would read the right
page and then in his mind he would put the book in order.
Kim has also been known as the smartest man alive.
Although he has this incredible memory it also came with severe developmental disability
related to congenital brain abnormalities.
Kim actually passed away at the age of 58 yrs old due to a heart attack.