![]() His birth cry was delayed, with significantly difficult labor, but no other significant postnatal adverse events. He was born of a nonconsanguineous marriage, with uneventful antenatal and postnatal course. He would demand immediate fulfilment of his needs, and in case of any delay, would start banging his head. He would indicate his needs by pulling his mother's hands and using them for pointing. He would never share his interests or excitement, would not point at things of his interest, nor would he look at things shown by his mother. He made poor eye contact and would be engaged in solitary activities of arranging and stacking up objects. He would not play with any child and would not respond to being called. He would be fidgety and would not engage in any play activity for long. Often, he would be moving aimlessly, flapping his hands. We report a case of a toddler with AgCC meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 criteria for ASD.Ī 2-year-old male child was brought to the Child Psychiatry Out Patient Department of our tertiary care centre with symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inability to speak. While symptoms of autism have been reported in children with AgCC, syndromic ASD has never been reported. However, AgCC can be asymptomatic or present with one or more neurodevelopmental disorders. It is also important for the development of social competence, emotional maturity, and communication of emotions. A meta-analysis of 10 studies on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 253 patients with AgCC and ASD showed a reduction in the size of corpus callosum.Ĭorpus callosum is responsible for functional interaction between the hemispheres in cognitive processes such as executive functions, abstract reasoning, speed of processing, and problem solving. However, cause–effect relationship remains to be established. It is a very rare condition and is consistently reported with autism. A substrate of this disconnection is agenesis of corpus callosum (AgCC). Neural system disconnection of the brain is hypothesized as causative. Unfortunately, he died of cardiac arrest in 2009, at the age of 58.The neuroanatomical basis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remains undeciphered. This wonderful man came to the world to teach us something more about human paradoxes. His father says that this exerted a positive influence on his life since it allowed him to make many friends. He publicly thanked Peek for his contribution when he won the Oscar for his performance in this film.Īs for Kim Peek, fame knocked on his door as well. Dustin Hoffman, the actor who portrayed the character, also met Kim and expressed his admiration on multiple occasions. This encounter led him to write the script for Rain Man. Morrow had already made a film on this subject. Also, he reached adulthood without being able to button his shirt or tie his shoes.īarry Morrow, the Rain Man screenwriter, met him by chance at an event focused on people with special limitations and potentialities. For example, he couldn’t walk until he turned four years old. Moreover, he had different motor problems. Although he had an amazing memory, he couldn’t draw conclusions from the things he read or apply his mathematical knowledge to activities other than calculus. He enjoyed social contact and responded with understanding and affection to everyone who communicated with him. Unlike the “Rain Man” of the movie, Kim was a very affectionate person. That’s why, as an adult, he was able to do an entire company’s accounting without the help of a calculator or paper and pen. He’d pick up the phone book and add the numbers of a column in a matter of seconds just for entertainment. He also did it at a very fast pace: he was able to read two full pages in just ten seconds.Īdditionally, Kim was able to perform complex mathematical operations in no time. He had the ability to read one page with the right eye and the other with the left. Some say that he came to memorize the impressive amount of 9,000 books. He read the word meanings and learned them immediately. When he was only three years old, he learned to consult the dictionary. He no longer needed it because he had memorized it in its entirety. When he read a book himself, he would turn it upside down and never consult it again. ![]() They only needed to read him something once. Kim Peek’s parents noticed that the boy could learn and remember copious amounts of information. ![]()
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