Synopsis: This week on "Learn Me Something," Aaron and Rich delve into savants. What Makes an autistic person a savant? A savant is a person who is diagnosable with savant syndrome— a condition once referred to by the outdated term "idiot savant."

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Duration: 28:15:00

Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb

Episode Links

• What Makes an Autistic Person a Savant?
• 5 Mind-Blowing Things Kim Peek Could Do That You Can’t
• Kim Peek, the Real Rain Man
• Super Human Number 13

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