What ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) was portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the movie “Rain Man”?”
The “Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary” describes this as “an individual who is generally mentally retarded but has the ability to do complicated tasks such as play instruments, recall dates, or accurately and rapidly perform mathematical calculations.” In the same book autism is described as “Mental introversion in which the attention or interest is fastened upon the patient’s own ego. A self-centered mental state from which reality tends to be excluded.” Not all people with autism are severely retarded. My husband has a 15 year old grandson who has autism and is also a savant. He has great difficulty with social interaction. In a group setting he paces around a bit separated from others. If he’s forced to sit with the group he folds his body inward and rocks himself while constantly repeating nonsensical phrases. He plays several musical instruments quite well. He can speak and read five languages. He can tell you the statistics (size, location, population, climate, political gov
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