Beautiful Minds: Stephen Wiltshire

My sister points me to this YouTube clip with a simple, "Wow."

Stephen Wiltshire from London is a star among savants. Stephen is autistic. He did not speak his first words "pencil" and "paper" until he was 5. Yet, when he was 11 he drew a perfect aerial view of London after only one helicopter ride. For this film we’re testing the "Living camera" in Rome. (ColourField production)

Wow indeed.

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5 Responses to Beautiful Minds: Stephen Wiltshire

  1. Unknown's avatar Elizabeth says:

    Stunning.  The wonders of the mind never cease to amaze.

  2. Unknown's avatar daphne says:

    This is amazing! The minute detail – it is almost scary. The scale on which he does this too – i would never even been able to do just one of the buildings/monuments. Thank you for sharing!
    love, daphne

  3. Unknown's avatar Beth says:

    I have a niece who is autistic.  She is 16 and speaks very few words.  However, when she gets on the computer she types brilliant things. 

  4. Unknown's avatar _ says:

    If a picture paints a thousand words, seeing his drawing speaks volumes.

  5. Unknown's avatar Rambling says:

    This is such an awing presentation of a savant.  I am just…well…it just blew my doors off.

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