Pakistan - News and Discussion -7

[Naresh]

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In French, the 'idiots savants' means 'knowledgeable idiots'. In English too the 'idiot savants' are people who are mentally handicapped but display brilliance in a specific area. The autistic savant is one of the most fascinating phenomena in psychology. It refers to individuals with autism who have extraordinary skills not exhibited by most other people. Although, the skeptics may be unconvinced but the worldwide existence of the idiot savants is an undeniable reality. It is still a mystery, though, how these freaks of nature who suffer from an irreversible congenital disability can so remarkably make up for their mental deficiency to perform brilliantly in various fields. Their achievements especially in mathematical calculations, memory feats, artistic and musical abilities are, indeed, mind-boggling.

<b><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>While in Pakistan there is no dearth of the ordinary idiots in every field</span></b> but there are not many renowned idiot savants around. The government should endeavour to discover them and nurture their incredible abilities to make them useful citizens of the state. –<b>FAROOQ ZAMAN, Lahore, via e-mail, August 14.</b>

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