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      You must have been impressed with the movie “Rain Man,” starring Dustin Hoffman, which introduced many of us to a disorder known as savant syndrome. In the film, Hoffman’s character, Raymond Babbitt, is    31    as having a photographic memory for baseball statistics and phone book lists. Although some may    32    the syndrome as pure Hollywood fantasy, there are people whose memory and development skills qualify them as real-life rainmen.
      A savant is a mentally challenged person who has a(n)    33    talent in a certain kind of activity. Savants may have a genius for music, painting, and mathematics as follows. Tony DeBlois is a celebrated jazz musician. On top of playing the piano well, he is    34    in 20 other instruments, including the ukulele and the English handbells. Steven Wiltshire is another incredible artist who demonstrates exceptional brilliance in painting. He accomplishes a highly accurate and detailed sketch of London, which is all    35    to scale and perspective, after taking a short helicopter ride. Also, Daniel Tammet is another master with a brilliant brain. He first becomes a household name, when reciting pi to 22,514 decimal places within five hours. Whatever their intelligence, they all    36    a marvelous ability to remember a large number of details about a particular subject.
      On the other hand, savants have disabilities in certain aspects. About half of all savants struggle with autism, a neurobehavioral condition characterized by difficulties with communication and social 　　　       37   . The rest of the savant population suffers from other mental disabilities or brain injuries. Some savants, like Tony DeBlois, have the extra flaw of being blind as well. Many are even unable to    38    daily routines like buttoning their shirts.
      To date, there is no accepted cognitive theory explaining the combination of talents and genetic 　　　   39    in people with savant syndrome. It is generally believed that the minds of savants    40    their birth defects by centering on one area of professional skills. Without doubt, we will never stop being inspired by their dazzling abilities.
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