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Beyond Gifted.......by Accident



Beautiful Minds Part I

O. Serrell

Orlando Serrell gets hit with a baseball at the age of 10 on August 17, 1979 and after a few days he's "calendar counting"....... HUH-what's that? "Toss out any date since his accident- sayyy February 28,1990-and almost immediately Orlando will tell you what day of the week that date fell on (It was Wednesday by the way). To top that off he may even tell you what the weather was like that day in Virginia where he lives. Since the accident, he remembers things in MINUTE detail - the outfit a friend wore on a certain day years ago, the number plate of each car that has crossed his path, his every meal, I mean he really acquired a gift.....by Accident.

Serrell had become what the scientific and medical worlds refer to as an acquired savant: someone who is perfectly ordinary until an injury to the brain, after which they possess a remarkable ability, such as a photographic memory, a talent for a musical instrument despite NO prior training, a sudden propensity for complex mathematical equations, the ability to sculpt or draw scale replicas of objects they've only Glimpsed. Brain damage, usually to the left hemisphere, unlocks something in their brains as the right hemisphere compensates for the injury. The result is, very rarely, great skill, unfathomable to the ordinary person.



WELLLL knock me down and call me Susan!!!!! How amazing is that.



From His website:
"What makes Orlando Serrell so unique is that he may indeed hold the key that unlocks the genius in us all. Orlando Serrell did not possess any special skills until he was struck in the head by a baseball when he was 10. And his extraordinary gifts seem to be his only side effect. Only time and research will tell. Until then we will do well to keep our eyes on Orlando and learn what we can from his experience."


ME: If I knew Orlando he would be so tired of me LOL, I would randomly call out dates and check him on each one just for the fun of it... lol, can you imagine having such a friend or family member. Think of family reunions....auntie in the back ground like "Ask Orlando to tell you what day cousin Pete birthday was on back in 84......and ask him what kind of shirt he was wearing" LOL..


Its not hard to find more info on Orlando if you're interested in the details of scientific facts surrounding his amazing condition....He's all over the net of course! Some of my credits goes to the articles below:

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/05/10-most-fascinating-savants-in-the-world/
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/the-amazing-world-of-savants-20130705-2pfiz.html


Thanks for reading: Stay Tuned For Part II

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