According to Wisconsin Medical Society "Savant syndrome is a rare, but spectacular condition in which persons with various developmental disorders—including autistic disorder—have astonishing islands of ability, brilliance or talent that stand in stark, markedly incongruous contrast to overall limitations." This means that a person that with an IQ below 40 has an incredible talent or ability that cannot be explained because of their level of intelligence. It can be continental or acquired in childhood/later in adulthood. In addition to that, savant syndrome can occur suddenly without warning, without warning. There is also know cases, that are said to have disappear just as quickly. The skills that a savant have are generally linked to a prodigious memory. However, according to Psychology Today, their memory is considered to be deep but narrow, focusing solely on their particular ability. Most of the time savant syndrome occurs in people with autism.
According to the NCBI website, approximately 10% of those who have autism are savants. People do not have to be autistic have savant syndrome. However, only less than 1 percent of the non-autistic population have savant syndrome, according to The Encyclopedia of Children’s Health. When a child is diagnosed with savant syndrome it is because they have an extraordinary talent. Examples include a man named Leslie Lemke who could play any song on the piano perfectly after only hearing it one time. Other talents savants have include memorizing books, solving incredibly difficult math problems in their head, drawing a landscape perfect from memory, and memorization of data or statistics. More examples can be found on in an article title 5 Amazing People With Savant Syndrome.