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Alonzo ClemonsAutistic American Clay SculptorAt the age of three he suffered brain damage
from a fall.Premier art exhibit in 1986“…make such a name for himself in just three
short years after entering the art world. Normally it takes 10 to 12 years.” Pam Driscoll owner of Driscoll Art Gallery in Aspen, CO.
http://www.exn.ca/news/video/exn2004/10/06/exn20041006-savant.asx
Alonzo currently lives in Boulder, CO
Lives independentlydoes have an assistant
Works part-time at the YMCA
Lifts weights and has competed in the special Olympics.
Matt SavageAutistic Jazz prodigyBorn 1992 in Sudbury, MAWas reading by 18 months of ageDiagnosed with Pervasive Developmental
Disorder at age 3Self taught piano at age 6Also has hyperlexia and perfect pitch
Studied classical music before discovering Jazz
Continues to study music and the New England Conservatory of Music
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Temple Grandin is an associate professor at Colorado State University.
At her suggestion, electric prods have been replaced with plastic paddles. Workers are trained not to shout at the cattle, and plants are regularly audited to determine how well they're reducing animal stress.
Today, more than half the cattle in the United States and Canada are processed through cattle handling systems that she has designed.
Jenny McCarthyactress/model/authorActress
Scary MovieMTV’s Singled Out hostess
ModelPlaymate of the Year
AuthorBelly LaughsBaby Laughs
“I’m sorry your son has Autism”Evan’s Seizures
misdiagnosedFebrile seizuresEpileptic
Finally, after repeated seizing Evan sees a neurologist who diagnoses him as Autistic.
“I honestly thought and told people he was going to be a mechanic when he grew up. He loved springs and shapes and gears. I didn’t see anything wrong with it.”
• Playtime (p.60)– instead of playing in the toy areas at the mall,
Evan wanted to watch the escalators.
• Speech Development (p.61)– Memorize and repeat– Could say a few words “juice”“cookie”
• Child interaction (p.63)– Oblivious of other children– Evan didn’t acknowledge bullies on the
playground
Evan’s RecoveryJenny gets a Ph.D. in “Google Research”• Diet
– Casein and Gluten-free foods (dairy and wheat free)
– Vitamin Supplements• B12 shots
• Therapy Team– Applied behavior analysis therapy• Speech therapist, occupational therapist, recreational
therapist, social worker, nurse
• Medications– Diflucan– Many other medications that she couldn’t mention
Evan Todayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ba5B-
Bgt8g&feature=related
Evan still repeats words a few times and flaps
his arms but is “no longer stuck in the world of autism”.
SavantsTwo types of savants: Autistic savants Acquired savants- when a person gains savant status in later life due
to a brain injury.
Tommy McHughStreet fighterLeft school at the age of 14Ex- convict (had stints in jail for violent offences)Heroine addictNo apparent artistic inclinationSubarachnoid haemorrhage in 2001 due to a ruptured aneurysm Brain haemorrhage made him into an
obsessive artist…
Tommy McHughHe wrote poems excessively after the
surgeryAccording to McHugh, “My mind is like
a volcano exploding with bubbles and each bubble contains a million other bubbles, and then another million bubbles of unstoppable creative ideas.”
No MRI can be done
Orlando SerrellBorn in 1969 in Virginia Typical Americn boyAugust 17, 1979,
Orlando was struck by a baseball him on his head Continued to play His head continued to
hurtThe headache ended,
but ..
Orlando Serrell Orlando soon noticed an uncanny
ability to perform calendrical calculations of baffling complexity
He can recall the weather, where he was, and what he was doing for every day since the accident
According to MRI, Orlando is not using memory when he calculates calendrical calculations
http://www.fmri.org/disc.htm
Selected ReferencesMcCarthy, J. (2007). Louder than words: a
mother’s journey in healing autism. NY, NY: Dutton
http://www.grandin.com/http://www.templegrandin.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndromehttp://www.orlandoserrell.com/about.htmhttp://www.mlythgoe.com/tommy/Lythgoe
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