Orlando Serrell
Encyclopedia
Orlando L. Serrell is an "acquired savant
" — someone who exhibits savant skills after CNS
injury or disease, as opposed a person born with autistic disorder or other developmental disability.
Orlando Serrell did not possess any special skills until he was struck by a baseball on the left side of his head on January 15, 1979 when he was ten years old. Serrell fell to the ground, but eventually got up and continued playing baseball. He did not get any medical treatment because he did not tell his parents; for a long while, he suffered from a headache. Eventually, the headache ended, but Orlando soon noticed he had the ability to perform calendrical calculation
s of amazing complexity. He can also recall the weather, as well as (to a varying degree) where he was and what he has done for every day since the accident.
Savant syndrome
Savant syndrome , sometimes referred to as savantism, is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual's overall limitations...
" — someone who exhibits savant skills after CNS
Central nervous system
The central nervous system is the part of the nervous system that integrates the information that it receives from, and coordinates the activity of, all parts of the bodies of bilaterian animals—that is, all multicellular animals except sponges and radially symmetric animals such as jellyfish...
injury or disease, as opposed a person born with autistic disorder or other developmental disability.
Orlando Serrell did not possess any special skills until he was struck by a baseball on the left side of his head on January 15, 1979 when he was ten years old. Serrell fell to the ground, but eventually got up and continued playing baseball. He did not get any medical treatment because he did not tell his parents; for a long while, he suffered from a headache. Eventually, the headache ended, but Orlando soon noticed he had the ability to perform calendrical calculation
Calendrical calculation
A Calendrical calculation is a calculation concerning calendar dates. Calendrical calculations can be considered an area of applied mathematics.Some examples of calendrical calculations:* The number of days between two dates....
s of amazing complexity. He can also recall the weather, as well as (to a varying degree) where he was and what he has done for every day since the accident.
See also
- Beautiful MindsBeautiful MindsBeautiful Minds may refer to:*Beautiful Minds *Beautiful Minds...
: A Voyage Into the Brain, a documentary produced in 2006 by colourFIELD tell-a-vision, a German company