Stephen Wiltshire: An Autistic Person

This paper will discuss an important person called Stephen Wiltshire. He’s an autistic person who was able to introduce himself to the society and become famous and successful. His life cannot be described as an easy one, because he wasn’t able to speak and express himself through parole, meanwhile he used drawings. I chose this person, because I believe that despite all his problems he was able to succeed. I believe that different psychological aspects helped him accomplish his goals such as Autism and the specific aspect of memory recall called Eidetic imagery.

Biography:
Stephen Wiltshire was in London, United Kingdom to West Indian parents on 24th April, 1974. He was mute as child and he had nothing in common with other children. At …show more content…
Also, being autistic means that the person is going to have problems with getting used to environmental changes or even a routine change. This concept is related to the theory of mind that analysis the mental abilities of a person, along with his beliefs, desires and knowledge. At the same time, Mr. Wiltshire has a condition called Savant Syndrome which contributed to his success along with autism. Being diagnosed with Savant Syndrome means that the right hemisphere in the person’s brain is dominant because of high testosterone levels. In other cases, a normal person has a left hemisphere dominance where the person’s sense are completely fine meanwhile, all savants have mental problems that’s why the brain tries to compensate. Mr. Wiltshire is diagnosed with Savant Syndrome and Autism which describes the case of 50% of savants. Stephen Wiltshire was able to use these two mental disorders to his benefits. For an example, when he couldn’t communicate through words, he used drawings which made him special. Also, being able to concur a small part of autism and he was able to speak made him even more special. On addition, being a savant helped him start career. Stephen Wiltshire is able to draw some amazing drawings in which he can include so much details. For an example, he was able to draw the …show more content…
The person is able to remember sounds, objects and even images after a brief exposure to them. The concept is related to the memory of an individual. People with Photographic imagery can remember an unlimited amount of information with accuracy which a normal person can’t do. We can differ people with normal memory and Eidetic imagery through different aspects. It’s known that the brain of individuals with normal memory recall eliminates certain aspects who are considered as not important. Meanwhile, most of the people with Photographic imagery suffer from Hyperthymesia which means that the brain have difficulties distinguishing what’s important and what’s not. Mr. Wiltshire is believed to have an Eidetic imagery which helps him a lot with his career. Stephen Wiltshire is known thanks to his photographic memory. It helped him to succeed even more, especially with his drawings. His amazing ability of recalling such small details made him famous. He was summoned to Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Madrid, Dubai, Jerusalem and London to draw their most remarkable landmarks and thanks to his memory, he was able to draw each one after a significantly small period of time looking at them from a chopper. Also, his ability has helped him remember the faces of each person he looked at and draw their