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    Kim Peek was born in 1951 with macrocephaly, which caused his head to be abnormally large. He also had damage to his cerebellum and was missing the bundle of nerves connecting the brain's hemispheres, giving him savant syndrome with a phenomenal memory. As a child, Kim had trouble with motor skills but could memorize phone books, maps, books, and musical compositions. Later in life, he became known for his abilities after the film Rain Man and advocated for people with disabilities through public appearances until his death in 2009.

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    Kim Peek was born in 1951 with macrocephaly, which caused his head to be abnormally large. He also had damage to his cerebellum and was missing the bundle of nerves connecting the brain's hemispheres, giving him savant syndrome with a phenomenal memory. As a child, Kim had trouble with motor skills but could memorize phone books, maps, books, and musical compositions. Later in life, he became known for his abilities after the film Rain Man and advocated for people with disabilities through public appearances until his death in 2009.

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    Blue Minimalist Company Newsletter

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    Kim Peek was born in 1951 with macrocephaly, which caused his head to be abnormally large. He also had damage to his cerebellum and was missing the bundle of nerves connecting the brain's hemispheres, giving him savant syndrome with a phenomenal memory. As a child, Kim had trouble with motor skills but could memorize phone books, maps, books, and musical compositions. Later in life, he became known for his abilities after the film Rain Man and advocated for people with disabilities through public appearances until his death in 2009.

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    KIM PEEK Ava Stanley

    GROWING UP

    Kim had a rare condition called


    savant syndrome, which gave him
    amazing talents including a
    phenomenal memory. In 1951, Kim
    was born in with macrocephaly – a
    condition that caused his head to be
    abnormally large. When doctors
    looked into it a little more, they also
    found he had damage to his
    cerebellum, and the bundle of nerves
    that usually connects the two
    hemispheres of the brain was
    missing. Growing up, Kim did have
    Kim’s talents stretched much further than
    memorizing books. If someone gave him
    trouble with his motor skills and
    their address, he’d be able to tell them the found it hard to do things like
    names of the people who lived next door buttoning up his shirt.
    (through memorizing the phonebook By
    memorizing maps, he could also provide
    directions for someone to drive between
    any two cities in the world! He also
    memorized musical compositions note-for-
    note, could do calendar calculations (like
    work out what day of the week it was on
    June 24, 1632), and later in his life could
    play those musical compositions he
    memorized on the piano. LATER ON...
    After the release of Rain Man, which was
    loosely based on his life, Kim became a
    celebrity of sorts, appearing on TV
    shows, in documentaries, and at events,
    mostly talking about making the world
    more receptive toward disable people.
    Kim died of a heart attack in 2009, but
    his life continues to inspire people to this
    day.

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