Autistic Man with Unbelievable Photographic Memory

This is the story of Stephen Wiltshire, a British born autistic man with an amazing talent. Stephen was taken on a mere twenty minute helicopter ride around New York City and then drew a panoramic sketch of the skyline...completely from memory! The sketch is highly detailed and perfect down to each and every last building. If you look closely you can see that Stephen wears headphones while he is drawing. If you remember from the last video Carly discusses how individuals with autism are taking in many conversations and sounds at the same time which can obviously become very overwhelming and explains why he wears headphones while sketching. There have been many cases of individuals with autism who display excellence in forms similar to Stephen's. People like Stephen are considered to have Savant Syndrome where they excel beyond belief in a certain field of interest including memory. Obviously Stephen is more high functioning than a lot of individuals on the autism spectrum but he still exhibits an extraordinary talent that a lot of individuals without any developmental disability do not possess. Hope you enjoyed this post!