Merry Christmas

http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/savant_profiles/leslie_lemke

Amen

Inspiring.

Okay that is just... amazing.

Seems God supplies these special people with extra talents to make up for what they are missing. Autism is becoming an epidemic in this country. Has to be from mother's diet or habits or something in the environment. It is very disturbing, but many of these challenged children have great talent in music or math. He sounds great!

This is a proof how little we know about brain and it`s capabilities. His soul felt trapped in that body and wanted desperately to find the way out. It surely did

Truly inspiring.

Splinter skills.

I used to work with kids having splinter skills. One I knew, 8 years of age he was, knew the whole public transport time table of the whole metro area. I could ask him: If I stand on this square and want to get to this street, how will I do? And he'd go - Take bus nr 4 at 6:51, change to train number 8 at Station North at 7:23 and get off at this or that street at 7:35. Wait 11 minutes and take bus 115 northbound and you will be at your destination at 7:52.

He was also amazing. He had what is called Asperger's Syndrome - much like in the movie "Rain Man" if you ever saw that.

The brain is always going to surprise us.

definitely inspiring!

As I watched and listened to this video, I began to weep. I knew the Dao was speaking to us thru that boy and I was humbled.

It is wonderful and fascinating when the genius in these children can be found and tapped into. Only then, can they truly progress. During the six years Suzy worked to get her Bachelor's and Master's in Special Ed, she worked with many of these children. It is a sad thing when these children become adults and no one sees their potential or has discovered that bit of brilliance in them. I believe that little bit of brilliance is in all of them. It is there for us to discover and for them shine.

Because they have none of the usual impemimentia, I think God is able to speak to us thru them and remaind us that everything has beauty.

wow

Yep.

As a Daoist, I can't argue with him.

For me this kind of things confirm that there are many forms of brilliance/intelligence. Being a great musician, having extensive math skills, being very socially communicative, memorizing everything you see, locomotion, all different facets of intelligence. Most have average of all those things, some have more from a specific skill.

I truly wonder if having more from one skill will always result in less development in other parts. Meaning we all have more or less the same brain capacity and in fact the same amount of intelligence. Some combinations of skills are perhaps more effective in our society then other and we call people with these combination intelligent, but I really wonder if that is correct way of seeing it....

I hope this makes any sense, my language skills are a bit behind so I might not be very clear

I don't know. Others have wondered about this same thing.

We went to pick up my cousin at the airport and my uncle realized after we sat there for awhile, that we were a day early.

what a wonderful woman to care for a being and nurture his spark to such a degree... an enormous evidence of the power of love.
the rest is part of the mystery of life.

I am moved by this GREAT find. For everybody there is a place under God's Sun, one needs only recognize and respect that. Like Allan 'Ricewood' I work(ed) with ADHD/Marasmus/Autistic youngsters and against all odds I have seen (what Allan also describes) hidden talents, extreme talents even. One needs only see them and utilize them, further them to -from there- expand the seemingly crippled wings and these kids CAN fly. It can not work 100% in all cases, but with love, dedication, great patience, coping with (many) disappointments but persistence much, yes much!, can be achieved. This woman shows SHE achieved the miracle with her love, persistence and trust, hitting the key of music as a means of communication. That is what moved me most. The brilliance and luminance of this woman sparked the few resources of her son, and from there -as I said- this spreads to other areas.
Few understand that just that is the reason why I am proud of my wife, who also achieved great things in that respect...

Well, it worked out for the best for me. I had a great meal that my uncle paid for.

Works for me.

On another note: I got fired today before I could quit.

I am. I got let go from a voluteer job at an inner city mission. Gimme a break.

The first part of Zebra has ended. I don't know when I will start up again on that just now.

When ever my life might settle down again....

I did well at the "housing commission" today. I may have a new place by the end of the month.