Derek Paravicini
An incredible talent was featured on CBS’s, 60 Minutes, with Derek Paravicini. Paravicini, is a 30 year old blind savant who hails from England.
This amazing man who has trouble communicating verbally or physically, can play the piano with a talent and a skill, which is sublime.
Interviewed by Lesley Stahl, Paravicini plays requests, and plays effortlessly between genres, classical, pop and braodway tunes.
Paravicni’s most amazing talent, is the ability to play any piece of music that his ears has heard, he can then play that same tune in any genre. Like using a broadway tune, and playing it in jazz style, or alike.
He does this, like he is doing something of the simpliest tasks.
Although when Paravicini is asked to raise three fingers for the camera, he seems lost and awkwardly raises both hands.
The complete difference between his incredible talents, and his inability to communicate are so vastly different that he will touch anyone’s heart.
A savant, with the savant syndrome does not come as talented and extraordinary as Paravicini, most with the ailment do not demonstrate a special talent. Although the signs in some are there of a talent, it is far more subdued.
The Savant Academy, who are a organization who dedicate their time helping people with Savant Syndrome, reveal that there are probably only just over 50 people worldwide who have the sort of talent that Paravicini has.
A statement from their website says: ”Savants may demonstrate, for example, an ability to recite pages of text on a single hearing, to multiply six-digit numbers in their head, or to memorize and perform any song played for them just once. The 1988 film “Rain Man” introduced the concept of an autistic savant to a wider audience. Such prodigious savants are extremely rare.”