The term “Idiot-Savant” in the traditional sense is applied to people who possess an amazing talent in a single section however are severely deficient in other areas of normal life.
The film “Rain Man” was based on a real person named Kim Peek.
(1951-2009)… Kim had congenital brain abnormalities including a missing nerve bundle that linked his many brain hemispheres. He had difficulties with easy everyday activities however had amazing memory skills. Another person on the list of idiot-savants is Daniel Tammet. He is autistic as well as suffers from Asperger syndrome however can recite the number pi to over 22,000 decimal numbers as well as is fluent in 11 languages. Those many examples are the extremes, but I have noticed that many people are smart in some areas however are complete idiots in others. I excel at many things prefer telling puns, sudoku, crossword puzzles, as well as based on our work, I’m good at low-level repetitive tasks. But I was a total idiot when I decided to let our brother-in-law “Bob” try to repair our noisy Heating as well as A/C unit. Bob may be a savant in other areas however I’m afraid his Heating as well as A/C IQ score is in single digits. Fortunately, our next-door neighbor “Fred” helped me out. Fred has been married as well as divorced more than two times. He’s an idiot when it comes to relationships however a savant at being nosy as well as eavesdropping. He referred me to his Heating as well as A/C professional “Tom” who may be lacking in some areas however the way he revived our Heating as well as A/C plan after what Bob did to it is the stuff of genius. My memory skills are inferior to those of Kim Peek, so now all I need is someone to remind me to call Tom when our Heating as well as A/C unit needs cleaning as well as maintenance service.