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Jason D. Padgett is an American artist diagnosed with alleged acquired savant syndrome. He was born in 1970 in Anchorage, Alaska. As a young man, he dropped out of Tacoma Community College and worked as a salesman for his father's futon company. On the night of September 13, 2002, Padgett was attacked and robbed by two men outside a karaoke bar.
Jul 8, 2020 · Padgett was formally diagnosed with acquired savant syndrome and a form of synaesthesia. Finally, he had answers. Since his diagnosis, Padgett has published a book about his experience...
Jan 1, 2015 · Jason Padgett, the victim of a brutal mugging in 2002 that left him with a severe concussion, soon afterward began to see what he describes simply as “images.” He began to sketch them out on...
Jun 5, 2024 · Padgett’s transformation into a mathematical genius not only changed his life but also shed light on medical mysteries like “synesthesia” and “acquired savant syndrome.”
May 5, 2014 · Padgett, who just published a memoir with Maureen Seaberg called "Struck by Genius" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014), is one of a rare set of individuals with acquired savant syndrome,...
May 6, 2014 · He suffered a bleeding kidney and a severe concussion, and emerged a mathematical savant with synesthesia -- a condition where one sense runs into the other. The way Padgett views the world is...
Oct 2, 2014 · He acquired a savant syndrome considered to be one of the world's rarest. He can visualize mathematical concepts relating to pi, calculus and geometry. Padgett will speak in Louisville on Thursday for IdeaFestival. He recently discussed with WFPL how he views the world. Interview with Jason Padgett
