The people described as 'savants', regularly display astounding abilities that defy a scientific explanation. A lot of people that have worked with people labelled 'disabled' (myself included) have witnessed unexplainable 'savant' ablities. I am interested in the subject, and it seems that the one common theme is isolation from the 'norms' and 'values', or the beliefs of regular society, for whatever reason. There are records of savant children living in isolated environments who lose their abilities when integrated into 'normal' environments. The only certain thing is that the belief shattering abilities are real, and that scientists are unable to explain or duplicate them, so tend to 'sweep them under the rug'. In some countries the abilities are valued, and are being studied.
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