MATH SAVANT / videos from Deepak
Dear Mr Chopra / Kabir,
Hello. My name is Carolyn Fok. It was nice to speak with you at the event in El Cerritos. I am the person who raised a question regarding Autistic Math Savants. Following up, I'm providing some links I just uploaded for you to see examples of this phenomenon I discovered last year. I have collected numerous audio and videos.
VIDEOS
I have many if you want to see/hear more, but you'll get the idea. I'm curious what you make of it. Let me know if you can't see it.
Conrad Fok, Dec 5, 2016 MATH SAVANT
Math Savant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KfA3d1vF-s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknSdRTOb64&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-cycyJZF60
OTHERS
Beginnings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cb6TagWfEs&feature=youtu.be
Writing zeros - https://youtu.be/EUiF7HN784g
Drawing while talking numbers - https://youtu.be/OrK9AuVnAfU
BACKGROUNDS - Conrad Fok
Shortly after my son Conrad, turned 5, Aug 2, he began to calculate differences, both plus and minus between his age and his fathers (5 and 53, the difference is 48.), during online Skype conversations. Skype because his father lives permanently in England (he's British, I'm Chinese..single mom). Conrad has grown up talking to his dad on a computer screen. The numbers began in the 100's in September 2016, and then each month it was higher and higher. By December he could calculate any 48 differences (of their ages) up to approx 10,000. He was never taught any math prior. We did notice unique memory.
The calculations appear to be a completely different mental facility than normal because the answers are lightning fast, and without thought. It's as if he's waiting to see the number. Because he is autistic, I suppose the brain fundamentally does not work 'normal' anyway! But with this autism, it also means a compromised system that limits functioning. For some reason, he mainly does 48 ratios, though I've tried to expand with my age and other people he is connected to.
When I tried to present this gift to his school, teachers/administration were impressed, but they are there to do their Common Core and no one has any capacity to nurture it. It's been almost a year since discovering this gift, and I've tried to hire a math tutor to try and expand it but when we try to connect regular math to savant math, it seems like two different areas of the brain accessing. Conrad has trouble with simple math and gets frustrated, yet does this high level ratios perfectly. I mean for his age. Because I don't want him to lose the gift (public school's homogenization process), I test him each day with different numbers that we independently do on our own time, within routines.
Meanwhile, it feels like we're on our own island, and knowing humanity might just lose out on what more there is, can be challenging. Science could benefit. I don't know if there are 'common' traits, just as trying to get a statistic on 'artists'. I might believe Savant kids have their specialty.
As for myself, I was invited by Paul Avgerinos. He knows me as an electronic musician/artist and we have mutual friends. I have my own colossal music/art archive (another story)!
Anyway, I had been planning to build a website for Conrad as a beacon, to see who had ideas, or would be interested in nurturing or studying it. Because, who know what other 'explosion' will happen next. He's now just age 6. My hopes is one day he'll be able to tell us what's going on, but it's probably some catch-22.
I hope to connect. Perhaps I can also help you, science, and ambitiously, humanity.
My Contact:
Carolyn Fok
Best Regards,
Carolyn
Dear Mr. Epstein,
Deepak is currently in week-long Silence, (August 27 midnight through September 3, 2017) and during this time, he will not be accessible. During our last moments of conversation, Deepak asked me to share with you the attached Savant information and to let you know he will reconnect upon his return.
Warm regards,
Carolyn Rangel
President, Deepak Chopra LLC
2013 Costa Del Mar Road Carlsbad, CA 92009
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