Good movie. Quite a bit was filmed in northern Kentucky. The restaurant is pompilios in Newport. The cover where they are walking down a long drive way from the hospital was filmed at a nunnery on route 8. An acquaintance of mine worked for the landscaper who did all the work for it.
Never realized that the screenwriters picked a good “he should work at-“. Especially for the time there was a huge push about mathematics because people were still needed to crunch numbers.
My uncle had Savant Syndrome. His abillity was essentially copying Music. He could listen to any song and play Guitar, Keyboard or Piano parts flawlessly after just listening once. It was incredible. Sadly he passed away reather young at 38 due to Heart Issues. People with Savant Syndrome are exceedingly rare and not always Autistic. Their abillities are extremely fascinating.
This is fascinating and sad😢 sorry for your loss. Was your uncle different in any other social cues, kind of like savant syndrome, or did he display normal social behaviors?
@@thetrickster9885 Autism has a wide variety of effects on the person. I have a mild case of OCD and the Docs say iam "slightly" autistic.. but i know people that have severe cases where their social life suffers immensly. Autism is not something you should wish for. Its not fun to have it even though you have a slight chance to "be amazing" at something if your lucky ^^
@@daramjie He was deathly afraid of every insect with Wings. Like he would run screaming if a common house fly got near him. It sometimes created funny situations (and he was able to laugh about it after the panic attack was over everytime) :P
I worked with an older autistic guy. He was fun and a bit quirky, but he knew every artist, song, album, release day, and producer of everything I asked. Incredible dude.
Savant Syndrome. It’s incredibly fascinating and rare. Unfortunately, some people have this idea that all autistic people excel in some particular area because they just aren’t well-informed about autism as a whole. This is a great movie.
@@inbald1 Savant Syndrome can be present with a variety of developmental disorders, including autism. You basically just repeated everything I already wrote out in my original comment. Don’t really see what the point was there.
My little brother is also autistic. I remember many years ago, we were in Thailand on holiday. We had prolly taken 5 or 6 different taxis that day and when we came home to the hotel, my dad had lost his bag. When my little brother heard it, he start writing down on a paper all the car licens plates of all the taxis we had been driving in that day. Keep in mind, he cant even write "thai", but he remember the signs by look. We called the bangkok taxi company, located the correct taxi and got the bagpack.
it's an easy way of counting but not how I'd go about it. That makes him incredibly fast at counting, or maybe he used derivatives like counting in 5s or 10s, but how did he come up with 82? Maybe he assumed the shape and size of what 10 toothpicks looked like and counted a third up the way to 82 and assumed the average.
Worked with an autistic kid for 2 years who was non-verbal. Could never keep him in a task for more than 10 seconds without having to prompt him to keep going because he'd stop. A lot of times, he wouldn't even listen. Everyone felt like he couldn't do anything. He definitely couldn't read. One day, I had math homework from a college course while he was on a break, and I was doing the homework. I put the paper down next to him and started talking to another therapist. I look up and the boy did my entire paper within minutes. I was super proud and surprised.
I went to high school with a less extreme version of autism. He took AP calculus as a freshman, was musically genius with perfect pitch and spent his spare time conjugating Spanish verbs in all tenses. Poor guy was barely holding it together most days though.
@@EKSATableyeah and it stinks because most of us classmates had a similar reaction as Tom Cruise here saying “dang he should work for NASA” but he’s always had trouble holding a job.
@@EKSATableautist here with an even less extreme form its probably gifted kid burnout basicslly, since youre smart, expectations mount first you start with stuff thats too easy, thats boring and that you can deal with without needing any classroom skills then you hit actual challenges suddenly and then from there it gets worse and worse people expect exponentionally more of you over time while you have barely time to catch up
@@nunziocombattelli6311those are the kids that need other resources to succeed too. Unfortunately not a lot of parents are told of the resources available, such as vocational training for job seekers with disabilities.
LOL, Friday night my boss dropped a box of drill bits on the floor in the shop and i did the 246 Toothpicks imitation as a response. The Algorithm gods are with me.
@@michaelsorensen7567 I work Graveyard me and my coworkers have talked about some very esoteric conversations just to see how much big brother is listening. It's pretty Hilarious actually.
I really enjoy this movie. It makes me think of a gentleman in his 50’s I knew when I was a cashier at a grocery store. He was on of my regulars in my line. He come through with his “goodies”. Things like chocolate milk, sandwiches, and things like that. He was so sweet and friendly with a child like demeanor. He calculated his total plus tax and minus any coupons he had in his head on the spot. Then before I could finish ringing up the order he would tell me how much change I would give him. He was never wrong. One day I asked what he did for a living. He beamed at me like an excited kid. “I’m really, really good with numbers. I’m an account for a law firm.” I had to move so I had to quote that job but 20 years later I wonder how he is doing. He was a special and kind person.
Awww! Thanks for telling us your story. I love hearing about folks remembering people because of interactions like that. Reminds us that we CAN leave lasting impressions on people -- negatively and positively. So being kind to others is important. You might become a very fond part of someone's story someday. ❤
Social skills suffer more with "skills" being higher. There's a guy that can draw whole city if you show him panorama from the helicopter. And there's a guy that knows over 30 languages. But you can't hope to make coherent conversation with them. There's sweet spot for these abilities and social skills, and they miss it by a lot.
@@Bram_Weijgers There are plenty of geniuses with social skills as well. It's particularly an issue with savants. And the answer is simply "We don't know.' We have no clue why savants exist or what causes it. Especially for people with autism.
@@xPRODIGYxGAMER while other people spend most of their time thinking about social things like friends and woman, if all the energy went into one thing than you’d be a genius.
My son is now at a russell group university studying astrophysics. Diagnosed Autistic age 3 he went through special needs school all the way up to Uni . I am so proud of him.
Our son was in special classes in elementary and middle school but we homeschooled him for high school. He graduated with honors. He is like this in math and now at 23 years old is the manager of a bank. He instantly memorized many customers account numbers when he first started until he was advised not to
It always baffles brain my that he counted the groups of 82x3 for that total of 246. Edit: It baffles brain my this comment got this many likes. Thank you all for the engagement!
I am on the spectrum and there are many things about being autistic that I wish I did not have to deal with...but one thing I love is that when I love something...I love it intensely. I will want to learn about certain subjects with a lot of devotion. I am not a savant like Raymond is...but passionate interest can get you to dedicating a lot of time to grow your interest. That said, someone does not need to be autistic to develop amazing skills in areas. Passion alone will get you very far. Raw interest and curiosity can change your life. Whether allistic or autistic. I have met very many allistic people who were very bright (some had very good memories or very amazing abilities reading social situations...somerhing that is harder for me) but I found many also did not seem really in love with a subject. So they do not pursue it on their own as far as they could. And I feel that we autistics generally are more likely to have very strong interests that we often have cultivated since we were little. And this tendency has been perhaps my favourite thing about being alive: when I love something, I really love. Its a great source of joy.
I watched this movie in 1988. Really good movie. I never thought I was going to have a son with this condition. He is autistic and non verbal. My boy can communicate with a talking device and can say some words in English and Spanish. He is amazing at math and also, he is bilingual (I speak Spanish). At least he understand what I am saying. He knows how to write it. He hates history. I have to help him to do his homework. It's a hard job to raise a person like that, but fortunately he is high functioning. People who hasn't been around autistic kids or adults who have this condition have to understand that there are high and low functioning. Low functioning are more difficult to teach. If you cross your path with one of these autistic people be patient and compassionate. They see the world another way. Anyway, I really don't think he (Dustin Hoffman) is not only autistic. He has savant syndrome too. English is my second language. Sorry for the mistakes.
Your English is perfect! I remember seeing this movie way when, too. And then my sister started working with children on the spectrum. I never really understood it. When I had my son, he was the perfect baby. We got our diagnosis when he was 3. It’s been an interesting ride! He is now 13, and truly is my miracle baby! 💜
Just to point out, while in the movie he is presented with Autism, and the person it is about was diagnosed with it, later turned out to be a miss diagnoses as he didn't have autism but Savant Syndrome.
@@hiphoppreacher4real Autism is a developmental disorder impacting social and communicative abilities. Savant syndrome, on the other hand, involves exceptional abilities in specific domains, while still displaying some traits of autism.
@MrFosite You can have multiple diagnosises. Savant syndrome is present in 10% of people with autism, and about 1% in other irregular brain conditions, such as injury or similar developmental disorders. Not everyone with Savant syndrome is autistic, and not everyone who is autistic had Savant syndrome. What the actor is portraying in this movie are symptoms of both conditions.
So im autistic. Specifically, what used to be called Aspergers. great at learning things fast. I soak up information like a sponge. But im not this level of talented. I can do this kind of math in my head, but it takes me time. So i just use a calculator. This kind of intelligence and how most depictions of autism in hollywood is called Savant Syndrome. Its really rare. Dont feel bad about it.
That is why it's called a spectrum disorder. Not every case is exactly the same. Some severe some mild to not being noticeable. I wasn't diagnosed with it until I was 13. Spite my mother wanting me tested since I went to school. The councilor refused to do it. She had feelings that I was, because she has a nephew that is severely autistic. It wasn't until I was in 7th grade a paraeducator that was also certified to do testing for things like Autism that I was tested for it after she asked my mother. Many people that are extremely intelligent have it. Not every single case of Autism means they are genius. But they often are intelligent in a particular subject sometimes several subjects. This film its mathematics. I am particularly adept at computers and history. That cousin of mine he has a severe case of it but if you ask him a holiday, he will know the exact day that holiday is on but can have random fits of rage and anger. People were fascinated by Autism as people with it being kind of freaks and outcast. But they seem normal compared to some of the crazy shit people do these days. Those with Autism tend to not fit in anywhere. Which is why I hated school so much was because of the bullying. Also a reason I didn't go to university after graduation. The most found memory of school was June 13th, 2010.
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@@02091992able ever heard of spacing and using paragraphs? Cuz otherwise, no one reading allat.
My son is on the spectrum and had a genius level IQ. It's incredible what he can memorize and analyze and compute. He is teaching himself college level math and he is in 3rd grade. He's also incredibly sweet and loving ❤
Because real smart people often come up with conclusions and opinions that are considered "dangerous" to the integrity of the system, so you get all of this harmless, cute smarts stuff depicted in media instead. They don't want people to know what actual smart people actually think.
@@Connection-Lost yeah, both things are true! there are millions of autistic people, not everyones the same, and infact, often its the same person in diffrent life phases!!!! denial/unawareness is the often first stage almost every person grows out of as they learn who they and accept who they are and then becaome more educated and okay/proud of themselves. most people as they grow up grow out of denial, or they are grown but sometimes gaslight themselves even when diognoised because they cant see how they are so diffrent and feeel because they are managing fine they cant be who they are. only a few people are too ashamed or uneducated to more past that, and are rather too unaware to realise or are more mild that they can get by withour needing support. sometimes people with denial/mildcases will go on to kids who they pass it down to and then the kid gets diognoised are they are like "idk where my kid got this from" and the kid is like "you so clearly have it, but I dont think youll ever accept it, your just gonna continue to kinda bean asshole to me beacuse I got diognoised and im not ashamed of myself and no longer care about others judment"
@@someone7773 rather because its hard to pick up how your diffrent and/or its just normal to them, and also sometimes because you dont want to be something people hate/judge. the same goes for other conditions. like to give an example sometimes I am indenial and gaslight myself that "well im diognoised as dyslexic but I cant really be im not that diffrent am I ? my writings fine" despite a digionise and childhood of reading and writing theraphy, and then something like for instancei n my first year of college a proffesor just straight up going "are you dyslexic?" when I turned in my first essay because it was that obvious to them and then I get reminded that even though I am used to it I am diffrent
My son is autistic and he is amazing with numbers. Calculus in the 7th grade! Had Drexel students tutoring him because philly schools couldn't accommodate how fast he absorbed information. He's an amazing person!!! ♥️♥️♥️
He’s right, he’s not autistic, since the real “rain man” wasn’t autistic. Kim Peek was diagnosed with autism at one point in his life, though actually suffered from a very rare condition called ‘agenisis of the Corpus Callosum’ (savant syndrome) and experienced some very interesting symptoms. He could simultaneously read two pages of a book since had two independent visual fields. He is believed to have developed language centres in both hemispheres, rather than just the left, and had a phenomenal memory to top it all off. The directors of this film just decided the character should just be autistic for some reason, even though split brain research was an emerging field at the time.
That means he can perfectly visualise 82 objects at a time. I only can visualise 4 objects at a time. So when there's 10 objects, I count like 4,4,4-2.
Back when filming this, the cincinnati parts, there was a raining day, at movie theater with my mom, brother, sister, seeing Willow. Couple in front of us, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. My mom met and talked with her in the ladies room. They sent her an autographed picture, hand written letter from Mr. Cruise himself thanking her for being tight-lipped, and letting them enjoy normal human stuff!
If that is true, that is super cool. I imagine it was easier for celebrities to do things like that, and that's saying something... Very cool though, nice of them to be so sweet.
So did your mom give her her address in the lady's room? That seems like a strange thing to do while in the restroom at a movie theater. I'm not saying it didn't happen, just wondering about the logistics. And, Willow was one of my favorite movies back then! ❤
I watched this one so many years ago, it really put a tear in my eyes, taught me two lessons. 1: great actors are rare. 2: try to understand people and be passionate about it.
On one hand, portrayals of ASD such as this and Forest Gump are pretty accurate when it comes to the mannerisms and such. On the other hand, only portraying us as geniuses and savants makes people disappointed when your superpower isn't numbers or being a hitman and is instead the ability to name a train down to the exact make and model from hearing the sound of its horn.
No one is 'only portraying" anyone anyway. How could you possibly make some bullshit up in your head to justify your issue? This is based on ONE AUTISTIC PERSONS EXPERIENCE.
I just want some representation where we aren't portrayed as weird. I worked hard to mask this well for the few people trying to deal with me, stop saying I'm not autistic because I'm not a carbon copy of Sheldon or Rain Man, or some other TV nerd.
It's always astounded me how life does this to people. Gives them an incredible gift with numbers, mathematics, etc. at the cost of basic human social skills and "normal" cognitive function. This is of course just a movie, but it's a very real thing.
As a parent to an amazing kid on the spectrum we think about this as well. I see him for the smart, kind and loving person he is but intensly worry about his future and relationships with other people.
@@hiphoppreacher4real you're naturally and instinctually bullied by neurotypicals as a child for being "weird" and "different" quite often. Parents of autistic kids can get impatient and maybe even abusive. Non verbal autistic kids are vunerable to even more heinous acts. There are many avenues for neurotypical children to get trauma, add neurodivergency to the mix and it's almost guaranteed without proper support and accomodation
@@therealbeyounghoI am not them of course so I cant answer it really, but my guess is due to them being different from the other kids, they were a target for bullying
When I was in fifth grade, my teacher used to ask this autistic boy the same question every time we passed him in the hallways. He would give the kid the mileage on his car from that day, and no matter how long it had been since the last time he told him, the kid would still give him the correct number of how many miles he’s driven since the last time he asked.😮
One of the best movies of all time. Everything about the movie is extremely high-quality, from acting to music to screenplay to locations. No wonder it swept the Oscars at its year.
It makes me so upset when you realise tom cruise' character is basically just taking advantage of him the whole movie, but at the same time, Rain Man was written based off of a savant named Kim Peek who was incredibly gifted with numbers, and could read two pages of a book simultaneously, at an incredibly high speed. When I think of it like that, I love it. But you're right, despite it being a bit manipulative of Toms character, it's still truly beautiful
Not all neurodivergant people are savants, but all savants are neurodivergant. It's pretty interesting. Edit: I see a lot of the replies miss the fact that savant syndrome is different from "being pretty good at something."
Some savants are neurodivergent. Not all. You should stop talking in absolutes bc language is limiting. Say some but not all instead. Is all and are can be limiting words bc they're like equals signs. I recommend reading Robert Anton Wilson for more info on this as I am also poorly equipped to communicate the importance of deprogramming.
@@patrickx9865savant syndrome is literally defined by the person being neurodivergent. Although there could be people who are called savants because of their skill. People who have savant syndrome would all be neurodivergent because that is how it develops.
Savant: a very learned or talented person, especially one distinguished in a particular field of science or the arts. "he portrayed himself as a savant and a genius"
Excellent film, I couldn't get tired of watching it. Both Tom Cruise and especially Dustin Hoffman are outstanding. If you have not seen the film I would highly recommend it 👌 👍🏻
This movie is what brought the word autism to our minds for the first time. At least to many of us. Before hardly anybody knew that it even existed. And now, 36 years later, I got my own diagnosis.. But it all started with Rain Man.
My eldest brother is autistic, we’d go to places like a restaurant and i could ask him to tell me how many people are sitting at the table behind him without looking and he would get it right. Not just people, random things too like i remember theres were a bunch of small trees in the rafters of a place, when his back was towards them i asked how many there were and he got it right. He’s always counting the things in his surrounding.
The toothpick scene was filmed in Newport, KY, (aka the original Sin City = Vegas before Vegas)… The restaurant is called Pompilio’s at 6th & Washington. It is still there and has been there since the 1940’s. My paternal grandparents’ pharmacy was across 6th Street just North and my grandpa was born in 1914 in a house behind Pompilio’s.
I am autistic but I'm not a genius as him...sometimes I feel dissapointed for myself...because I cannot fulfil the expectations that peaple has on me because how movies portray us ...they think immediately that I am super smart and I feel the pressure to achieve that goal...
My grandfather showed me this movie and I cried through it because I have high functioning and I related to it way too well, but damn do I still love that movie
When I was a store manager at target years ago I had a guy who was like this that worked for me part time. His genius was movies , tv shows , cartoons etc and he knew the dates of when they came out and how much money it made and whether it went to video or not . He knew every stat for every show since the beginning of tv history . He also had a catalog in his brain of every single event in his personal life and the date and time it happened . His memory was unmatched …. I used to be fascinated hearing him spit out facts to himself as he was doing his job . Only time he got upset is if u tried to deviate from his routine . You had to just let him do his thing in a very particular way or he was gonna flip his switch 😂😂 loved him
I have a brother who’s LITERALLY like this with numbers. I give him a math problem, and boom, he solves it. He’s only in elementary school, so ofc he doesn’t know pi or square roots or SOHCAHTOA, but he’s pretty good with numbers.
This video is something I NEEDED to see, I’ve always been self conscious of both my weird behavior and even my looks but I always need to remember that I have secret “special abilities” that others may not.
As someone who has autism, I really don't like it when the media portrays autism like it's some sort of superpower. Which it really isn't. For some people autism can be a huge burden to live with. Yes there are some cases where people with autism do have advanced cognitive abilities but it's usually not directly related to autism. Just think about the reality of a situation when seeing stuff like this❤️❤️❤️
I went to school with this kid who could do math like this. He also had this crazy ability to just intrinsically know everyones birthdays, like he’d meet someone for the first time and say their birthday, including the day of the week. Never was able to wrap my head around that one.
Because this movie isn't reality also the guy who this movie is based off of actually turned out to not even be autistic he was found out to have something else but originally they diagnosed him as autistic
I knew a couple savants. Usually always autistic/socially-awkward, but they had one gift they were absolutely amazing at, like you couldn’t explain scientifically how they were so good.
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I have a nephew that is autistic and he is brilliant he can unlock my phone without a password or pattern,build a computer with old components ect... Cool how smart they are and focused
I grew up thinking this was what autism was. I''m 48 and now realising I'm probably autistic after learning more about it after my childs diagnosis. I hope later generations will have a much more varied depiction of autism and other neurodivergences that they might recognise themselves in the media they consume.
I have a cousin that is about four months older than me. He’s 18 now and he has autism but I never knew and he’s extremely handy and he got a job doing mechanic work for about 150 bucks a day and he did that for a while it’s crazy how good he was with cars, boats, bikes, quads, etc. he was good with everything. Had a motor in it.
🎬Movie: Rain Man
This movie made me cry but it is amazing.
Best mfing film u watched in a while
He deserves that Oscar.
Good movie. Quite a bit was filmed in northern Kentucky. The restaurant is pompilios in Newport. The cover where they are walking down a long drive way from the hospital was filmed at a nunnery on route 8.
An acquaintance of mine worked for the landscaper who did all the work for it.
I love the movie
Never realized that the screenwriters picked a good “he should work at-“. Especially for the time there was a huge push about mathematics because people were still needed to crunch numbers.
NASA had personal computers and other larger mainframes in 1988.
@@UnicyclDevthey were also very very slow, this guy saves time, now these days tho different story with quantum computing
@@KrustyFishthere is no real application for quantum computing at the moment and all current quantum computers are still pretty slow
@@KrustyFish not only quantum computing but normal GPUs are extremely efficient and fast calculators.
@@KrustyFishno one is using quantum computers to do serious calculations, majority of work done is solely for testing the computer itself
My uncle had Savant Syndrome. His abillity was essentially copying Music. He could listen to any song and play Guitar, Keyboard or Piano parts flawlessly after just listening once. It was incredible. Sadly he passed away reather young at 38 due to Heart Issues. People with Savant Syndrome are exceedingly rare and not always Autistic. Their abillities are extremely fascinating.
This is fascinating and sad😢 sorry for your loss. Was your uncle different in any other social cues, kind of like savant syndrome, or did he display normal social behaviors?
Lol all these stories in comment section are telling me i want to have autism too 😢
@@thetrickster9885 Autism has a wide variety of effects on the person. I have a mild case of OCD and the Docs say iam "slightly" autistic.. but i know people that have severe cases where their social life suffers immensly. Autism is not something you should wish for. Its not fun to have it even though you have a slight chance to "be amazing" at something if your lucky ^^
@@daramjie He was deathly afraid of every insect with Wings. Like he would run screaming if a common house fly got near him. It sometimes created funny situations (and he was able to laugh about it after the panic attack was over everytime) :P
@@thetrickster9885 you only think this cause of the positive potential traits of autism being glorified.
“If you judge a Fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will go its whole life thinking it’s useless.”
My goldfish got an IQ of 215, somehow he simply can't show it.
We understand the joke, but honestly you wouldn't if they did lol@@rowanbroekman3929
@@rowanbroekman3929 but the real question is, how well can he climb a tree?
@@lyssix6203 If it's under water, he's pretty good at it.
God dam son...put that on a t-shirt!
I worked with an older autistic guy. He was fun and a bit quirky, but he knew every artist, song, album, release day, and producer of everything I asked. Incredible dude.
I am like that with movie release dates (for the years) - but I also really love good films and anything I love is easy to memorize.
My brother has the same skillset
Movie name ?
Wow that’s awesome every genre even current artists of every genre?
When was "you are a disappointment to your family" released?@@kpaxian6044
Savant Syndrome. It’s incredibly fascinating and rare. Unfortunately, some people have this idea that all autistic people excel in some particular area because they just aren’t well-informed about autism as a whole. This is a great movie.
Thank you
Savant isn't autism, most autistic people aren't savant and there are savants who don't have autism
@@inbald1 Savant Syndrome can be present with a variety of developmental disorders, including autism. You basically just repeated everything I already wrote out in my original comment. Don’t really see what the point was there.
doesnt the good doctor also cover savant syndrome?
They did. “Some people” were right for all of humanity until very recently. Get off your high horse
Dustin Hoffman’s performance in this was legendary. Amazing actor.
also the only time i was impressed at toms acting
@@ValtintimeGaming Tropic Thunder was hilarious!!!!
@@KangoV Agh G5 Airplane??
@@ValtintimeGamingWhat?!?! Are you kidding me?! Tom's performance in Tropic Thunder was fucking gold! An absolute MASTERPIECE.
@@KangoV "Playa...Playa...BIG DICK PLAYA.." He absolutely nailed it. Gold.
My autistic brother is also like this, not as fast. But he sure as hell knows math..
Same here
I want to know how the wiring in their brains allow for such to happen. Fascinating.
@@Sebastianator01gods gift to them
Then he’s not autistic… he’s gifted!
Could probably go work for Nasa with math skills that high
My little brother is also autistic. I remember many years ago, we were in Thailand on holiday. We had prolly taken 5 or 6 different taxis that day and when we came home to the hotel, my dad had lost his bag.
When my little brother heard it, he start writing down on a paper all the car licens plates of all the taxis we had been driving in that day. Keep in mind, he cant even write "thai", but he remember the signs by look.
We called the bangkok taxi company, located the correct taxi and got the bagpack.
Wow that’s incredible 😮
Fucking wild dude.
i dont understand
Dude that’s crazy. Man that’s some real talent. My memory is not that good
@@oskars1419 If you don't understand then
For those who missed it, when he says 82, hes counting the toothpicks in groups of 82. He says it 3 times. 82 x 3 = 246 (hence 246 total).
Holy crap! Thank you, that just layers the moment with even more incredible depth :)
it's an easy way of counting but not how I'd go about it. That makes him incredibly fast at counting, or maybe he used derivatives like counting in 5s or 10s, but how did he come up with 82? Maybe he assumed the shape and size of what 10 toothpicks looked like and counted a third up the way to 82 and assumed the average.
Nobody missed it they literally said it in the clip stupid
Or maybe he had already immediately determined it was 246 and then started finding all of the factors@@donkylefernandez4680
And the crazy part is that’s the more efficient way of doing that
"Definitely not...I don't know how to draw or paint" 😂😂
lmao in his defense im retarded as hell and the only thing that ever clicked for me was music
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Poor motor skills, huh?
I just got the figure shit out addition 🙃
That's Austrian
🤣🤣
Dustin did a fantastic job playing this role, absolutely brilliant.
I was wondering if Dustin Hoffman won an Oscar for this role. He was EXCELLENT, AWESOME, and AMAZING
I think he won the Oscar for it
Correct.... But you can't deny how amazing Tom was in this movie. I feel like it gets overshadowed too much because of how amazing Dustin was.
@@punkyb1989 true
What’s the movie?
Worked with an autistic kid for 2 years who was non-verbal. Could never keep him in a task for more than 10 seconds without having to prompt him to keep going because he'd stop. A lot of times, he wouldn't even listen. Everyone felt like he couldn't do anything. He definitely couldn't read. One day, I had math homework from a college course while he was on a break, and I was doing the homework. I put the paper down next to him and started talking to another therapist. I look up and the boy did my entire paper within minutes. I was super proud and surprised.
Impressive!!
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@@xtra_1807I usually don't do this but people are too comfortable with lying on rhe internet these days so I gotta agree with you on this one
Did you ever consider that he stopped doing it because he just didn't want to do it? Like... wtf
Cool
I went to high school with a less extreme version of autism. He took AP calculus as a freshman, was musically genius with perfect pitch and spent his spare time conjugating Spanish verbs in all tenses. Poor guy was barely holding it together most days though.
It's almost as if people with autism are so smart it's unbearable
@@EKSATableyeah and it stinks because most of us classmates had a similar reaction as Tom Cruise here saying “dang he should work for NASA” but he’s always had trouble holding a job.
@@nunziocombattelli6311 I hope he found a way to work using his amazing talents
@@EKSATableautist here with an even less extreme form
its probably gifted kid burnout
basicslly, since youre smart, expectations mount
first you start with stuff thats too easy, thats boring and that you can deal with without needing any classroom skills
then you hit actual challenges suddenly
and then from there it gets worse and worse
people expect exponentionally more of you over time while you have barely time to catch up
@@nunziocombattelli6311those are the kids that need other resources to succeed too. Unfortunately not a lot of parents are told of the resources available, such as vocational training for job seekers with disabilities.
LOL, Friday night my boss dropped a box of drill bits on the floor in the shop and i did the 246 Toothpicks imitation as a response. The Algorithm gods are with me.
Alternatively, your phone is listening
@@michaelsorensen7567 I work Graveyard me and my coworkers have talked about some very esoteric conversations just to see how much big brother is listening. It's pretty Hilarious actually.
@@michaelsorensen7567you, me, and all these other people were also brought here by this man's phone?
@@SafetyKitten no, just OP. Everyone else made their own way here
So, you're autistic?!
(Jk for people who don't get jokes)
I really enjoy this movie. It makes me think of a gentleman in his 50’s I knew when I was a cashier at a grocery store. He was on of my regulars in my line. He come through with his “goodies”. Things like chocolate milk, sandwiches, and things like that. He was so sweet and friendly with a child like demeanor. He calculated his total plus tax and minus any coupons he had in his head on the spot. Then before I could finish ringing up the order he would tell me how much change I would give him. He was never wrong. One day I asked what he did for a living. He beamed at me like an excited kid. “I’m really, really good with numbers. I’m an account for a law firm.” I had to move so I had to quote that job but 20 years later I wonder how he is doing. He was a special and kind person.
Awww! Thanks for telling us your story. I love hearing about folks remembering people because of interactions like that. Reminds us that we CAN leave lasting impressions on people -- negatively and positively. So being kind to others is important. You might become a very fond part of someone's story someday. ❤
@@AquaKeyBlade98agreed! He may be wondering how you are too!
@@AquaKeyBlade98 right it's so sweet, makes me wonder what random encounters people might remember with me
How awesome that he got into a career where his unique skills can be harnessed and one he seems to be very proud of. Lovely anecdote
Where do I get a flat calculator
Man why didn't I get that version of autism, all I do is obsess over video games and get upset when the refrigerator is too loud
I think you are autistic and he isn't.
In cases like this, it seems as if in order to be extremely excellent, a person isn't guaranteed to be all there mentally
You are not wrong. At some point intellect starts to ‘eat away’ at brain space that would be used for social skills.
Social skills suffer more with "skills" being higher. There's a guy that can draw whole city if you show him panorama from the helicopter. And there's a guy that knows over 30 languages. But you can't hope to make coherent conversation with them.
There's sweet spot for these abilities and social skills, and they miss it by a lot.
Savant syndrome and the cognitive tradeoff hypothesis
@@Bram_Weijgers There are plenty of geniuses with social skills as well. It's particularly an issue with savants. And the answer is simply "We don't know.'
We have no clue why savants exist or what causes it. Especially for people with autism.
@@xPRODIGYxGAMER while other people spend most of their time thinking about social things like friends and woman, if all the energy went into one thing than you’d be a genius.
My son is now at a russell group university studying astrophysics. Diagnosed Autistic age 3 he went through special needs school all the way up to Uni . I am so proud of him.
thats the spirit.one day my daughter will surprise me with her super powers
May your Son help help humanity reach the stars!
That’s amazing! So happy to hear ❤️
Well, I have nothing and will likely never get a partner due to my crippling anxiety.
It all balances out nicely.
Wow impressive!!
Our son was in special classes in elementary and middle school but we homeschooled him for high school. He graduated with honors. He is like this in math and now at 23 years old is the manager of a bank. He instantly memorized many customers account numbers when he first started until he was advised not to
I now understand that one Bob's Burgers joke😂 I could never understand why they threw the sticks on the ground in front of Tina
"Like four" "Tina,there are five sticks on the floor"
I kept seeing that clip in shorts and was wondering why bc it seemed a tad nonsensical
"100? There's 3!"
I loved Luis "She can't help it dad she's autistic. Yeah I'm autistic. No Tina you're not autistic. Oh god" 🤣😂@MilloSpiegel
@@MilloSpiegel bad at math autism vs good at math autism 😔
Some people are not broken they just built different
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Autistic people are not "broken" wtf
“If you judge a Fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will go its whole life thinking it’s useless.”
It always baffles brain my that he counted the groups of 82x3 for that total of 246.
Edit: It baffles brain my this comment got this many likes. Thank you all for the engagement!
counting in groups is good strategy. the bigger groups you can count with, the higher IQ you have.
It's a movie
it baffles my brain reading that comment
@@mrwhat5094there are people in real life like this dipshit
@@antimagicray who the hell counts in 82s? 🤣
I am on the spectrum and there are many things about being autistic that I wish I did not have to deal with...but one thing I love is that when I love something...I love it intensely. I will want to learn about certain subjects with a lot of devotion. I am not a savant like Raymond is...but passionate interest can get you to dedicating a lot of time to grow your interest.
That said, someone does not need to be autistic to develop amazing skills in areas. Passion alone will get you very far. Raw interest and curiosity can change your life. Whether allistic or autistic.
I have met very many allistic people who were very bright (some had very good memories or very amazing abilities reading social situations...somerhing that is harder for me) but I found many also did not seem really in love with a subject. So they do not pursue it on their own as far as they could. And I feel that we autistics generally are more likely to have very strong interests that we often have cultivated since we were little. And this tendency has been perhaps my favourite thing about being alive: when I love something, I really love. Its a great source of joy.
Hmm. Have you per chance been camping in my closet? Because you just described me perfectly. I am high function autistic.
I watched this movie in 1988. Really good movie. I never thought I was going to have a son with this condition. He is autistic and non verbal. My boy can communicate with a talking device and can say some words in English and Spanish. He is amazing at math and also, he is bilingual (I speak Spanish). At least he understand what I am saying. He knows how to write it. He hates history. I have to help him to do his homework. It's a hard job to raise a person like that, but fortunately he is high functioning. People who hasn't been around autistic kids or adults who have this condition have to understand that there are high and low functioning. Low functioning are more difficult to teach. If you cross your path with one of these autistic people be patient and compassionate. They see the world another way.
Anyway, I really don't think he (Dustin Hoffman) is not only autistic. He has savant syndrome too.
English is my second language. Sorry for the mistakes.
Your English is perfect! I remember seeing this movie way when, too. And then my sister started working with children on the spectrum. I never really understood it. When I had my son, he was the perfect baby. We got our diagnosis when he was 3. It’s been an interesting ride! He is now 13, and truly is my miracle baby! 💜
Just to point out, while in the movie he is presented with Autism, and the person it is about was diagnosed with it, later turned out to be a miss diagnoses as he didn't have autism but Savant Syndrome.
Could you please explain the difference? Thank you.
@@hiphoppreacher4real Autism is a developmental disorder impacting social and communicative abilities. Savant syndrome, on the other hand, involves exceptional abilities in specific domains, while still displaying some traits of autism.
@MrFosite You can have multiple diagnosises. Savant syndrome is present in 10% of people with autism, and about 1% in other irregular brain conditions, such as injury or similar developmental disorders. Not everyone with Savant syndrome is autistic, and not everyone who is autistic had Savant syndrome. What the actor is portraying in this movie are symptoms of both conditions.
@@T.J.Baggs94 Diagnosis can overlap, doesn't mean you've got both.
@MrFosite so it's basically a smart autistic person
What's more incredible is how they always manage to make TC less short.
I've been autistic for over 17 years now, when do I get to count shit real fast?
same, when does the hyper speed calculation ability activate 😭 all i got is mental fog and trauma
@@adelinyoungmark1929It doesn't. Instead watch these movies for consolation and give us money to feel good in your dreams "Holywood"
As an auttie I chuckled at this 🤣
Onboard with you as a fellow autistic.
So im autistic. Specifically, what used to be called Aspergers. great at learning things fast. I soak up information like a sponge. But im not this level of talented. I can do this kind of math in my head, but it takes me time. So i just use a calculator. This kind of intelligence and how most depictions of autism in hollywood is called Savant Syndrome. Its really rare. Dont feel bad about it.
I have an autistic brother but he can make animations really well
That is why it's called a spectrum disorder. Not every case is exactly the same. Some severe some mild to not being noticeable. I wasn't diagnosed with it until I was 13. Spite my mother wanting me tested since I went to school. The councilor refused to do it. She had feelings that I was, because she has a nephew that is severely autistic. It wasn't until I was in 7th grade a paraeducator that was also certified to do testing for things like Autism that I was tested for it after she asked my mother. Many people that are extremely intelligent have it. Not every single case of Autism means they are genius. But they often are intelligent in a particular subject sometimes several subjects. This film its mathematics. I am particularly adept at computers and history. That cousin of mine he has a severe case of it but if you ask him a holiday, he will know the exact day that holiday is on but can have random fits of rage and anger. People were fascinated by Autism as people with it being kind of freaks and outcast. But they seem normal compared to some of the crazy shit people do these days. Those with Autism tend to not fit in anywhere. Which is why I hated school so much was because of the bullying. Also a reason I didn't go to university after graduation. The most found memory of school was June 13th, 2010.
@@02091992able ever heard of spacing and using paragraphs?
Cuz otherwise, no one reading allat.
"But".... why "but"? He's autistic not retarded
@@02091992ableman i feel you i never felt like i fit in and hated school
@@02091992ableim really good with technology like computers
My son is on the spectrum and had a genius level IQ. It's incredible what he can memorize and analyze and compute. He is teaching himself college level math and he is in 3rd grade. He's also incredibly sweet and loving ❤
Thats what they said about me when i was a kid and now i cant even get a unskilled job lmao.
Plot twist: your son is 20 years old.
jk. You must be very proud!
Good luck raising him, sounds like a great kid❤
God Bless.
Thank you for sharing.
@@thesaddestdude3575Because you might be book smart but no business/life smart.
I love how the bar for all Hollywood movies to show if someone’s smart is to make them do multiplication fast in their head. Literally nothing else.
Because real smart people often come up with conclusions and opinions that are considered "dangerous" to the integrity of the system, so you get all of this harmless, cute smarts stuff depicted in media instead. They don't want people to know what actual smart people actually think.
@@jacobski7216precisely
@@jacobski7216 and what actual smart people think huh?.. Are you talking about Oppenheimer types or some mad scientist like Rick and Morty..
@@jacobski7216 and what do smart people think about.
"Ray, how much does a snicker bar cost?"
"Like, a million bajillion dollars"
As an autistic person myself, the denial part is real lmao
_so_ fuckin real
But why
Thats funny because there are thousands of people proudly claiming they are on social media
@@Connection-Lost yeah, both things are true! there are millions of autistic people, not everyones the same, and infact, often its the same person in diffrent life phases!!!!
denial/unawareness is the often first stage almost every person grows out of as they learn who they and accept who they are and then becaome more educated and okay/proud of themselves. most people as they grow up grow out of denial, or they are grown but sometimes gaslight themselves even when diognoised because they cant see how they are so diffrent and feeel because they are managing fine they cant be who they are.
only a few people are too ashamed or uneducated to more past that, and are rather too unaware to realise or are more mild that they can get by withour needing support. sometimes people with denial/mildcases will go on to kids who they pass it down to and then the kid gets diognoised are they are like "idk where my kid got this from" and the kid is like "you so clearly have it, but I dont think youll ever accept it, your just gonna continue to kinda bean asshole to me beacuse I got diognoised and im not ashamed of myself and no longer care about others judment"
@@someone7773 rather because its hard to pick up how your diffrent and/or its just normal to them, and also sometimes because you dont want to be something people hate/judge. the same goes for other conditions. like to give an example sometimes I am indenial and gaslight myself that "well im diognoised as dyslexic but I cant really be im not that diffrent am I ? my writings fine" despite a digionise and childhood of reading and writing theraphy, and then something like for instancei n my first year of college a proffesor just straight up going "are you dyslexic?" when I turned in my first essay because it was that obvious to them and then I get reminded that even though I am used to it I am diffrent
Man... My autism just really makes me love Godzilla and Sonic
Shit, i might be autistic
Oh no...
To me it's Sonic but not Godzilla
That is so real 😭 like what do you mean I can't be a stereotypical autistic person who's crazy good at math
Because... Wait for it... You're not autistic! Congratulations.
I like how whenevr hes at the doctor he acts kinda shy, like "hey raymond?" "Yeah..?" "Are you good with numbers?" "Yeah.."
My son is autistic and he is amazing with numbers. Calculus in the 7th grade! Had Drexel students tutoring him because philly schools couldn't accommodate how fast he absorbed information. He's an amazing person!!! ♥️♥️♥️
Most autistic people have no special skills though.
I love this movie. Wish they would make one with a main character who isn't obviously autistic, but then slowly uncover their struggles/gifts.
autism in movies:
autism irl: imma be obsessed with five nights at freddys for 6 months
Fr💀💀
As someone with autism I can confirm
Real
yeah
autism irl: i want to take off my skin like a jacket
Why couldn't I be this good at math
Bro the autism people are different their brain is like computer
The scene is from the film "The rainman". A fantastic film, with an outstanding Hoffman and an excellent Tom Cruz!
I think we gathered that
Just "Rainman"
@@ronford1086 Thanks for correcting me!
Also you misspelled his last name cuz it’s actually cruise 😅
thank you for the title
“Or something like that”… he shouted loudly
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He’s right, he’s not autistic, since the real “rain man” wasn’t autistic. Kim Peek was diagnosed with autism at one point in his life, though actually suffered from a very rare condition called ‘agenisis of the Corpus Callosum’ (savant syndrome) and experienced some very interesting symptoms. He could simultaneously read two pages of a book since had two independent visual fields. He is believed to have developed language centres in both hemispheres, rather than just the left, and had a phenomenal memory to top it all off. The directors of this film just decided the character should just be autistic for some reason, even though split brain research was an emerging field at the time.
I saw a video interview of that man, he seemed normal, though he had some unique ability's.
It's truly unfortunate that there was not a big demand for toothpick counting in the 80s. Ray would be a Social Media star today.
Some of the most creative intelligent individuals I’ve met in my life
The reason he said 82 three times is cause it adds to 246
no shit bro
you might be artistic
Bro is mansplaining math a 5 year old could do
That means he can perfectly visualise 82 objects at a time. I only can visualise 4 objects at a time. So when there's 10 objects, I count like 4,4,4-2.
holy shit @@elomargalib
Back when filming this, the cincinnati parts, there was a raining day, at movie theater with my mom, brother, sister, seeing Willow. Couple in front of us, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. My mom met and talked with her in the ladies room. They sent her an autographed picture, hand written letter from Mr. Cruise himself thanking her for being tight-lipped, and letting them enjoy normal human stuff!
and then pigs flew!
@@TheTctoocold so your mother grew wings?
If that is true, that is super cool. I imagine it was easier for celebrities to do things like that, and that's saying something... Very cool though, nice of them to be so sweet.
@@TheTctoocold If you find a story as simple as this impossible to believe then you must be living a very uneventful life.
So did your mom give her her address in the lady's room? That seems like a strange thing to do while in the restroom at a movie theater. I'm not saying it didn't happen, just wondering about the logistics. And, Willow was one of my favorite movies back then! ❤
I watched this one so many years ago, it really put a tear in my eyes, taught me two lessons. 1: great actors are rare. 2: try to understand people and be passionate about it.
On one hand, portrayals of ASD such as this and Forest Gump are pretty accurate when it comes to the mannerisms and such.
On the other hand, only portraying us as geniuses and savants makes people disappointed when your superpower isn't numbers or being a hitman and is instead the ability to name a train down to the exact make and model from hearing the sound of its horn.
exactly, I'm absolute ass at math but i could name a sonic game based on the soundtrack or character models
No one is 'only portraying" anyone anyway. How could you possibly make some bullshit up in your head to justify your issue? This is based on ONE AUTISTIC PERSONS EXPERIENCE.
I just want some representation where we aren't portrayed as weird. I worked hard to mask this well for the few people trying to deal with me, stop saying I'm not autistic because I'm not a carbon copy of Sheldon or Rain Man, or some other TV nerd.
Hey my power is to look at trees for hours!
Yeah lack of spectrum or diversities of the exmaoles
It's always astounded me how life does this to people. Gives them an incredible gift with numbers, mathematics, etc. at the cost of basic human social skills and "normal" cognitive function. This is of course just a movie, but it's a very real thing.
As a parent to an amazing kid on the spectrum we think about this as well. I see him for the smart, kind and loving person he is but intensly worry about his future and relationships with other people.
damn i wish my autism was like this, all i got is crippling social anxiety and childhood trauma 😭
It gave me severe depression 😅
I am so sorry.
So I get the social anxiety part, but what does childhood trauma have to do with autism? genuine question, I'm trying to educate myself more :)
@@hiphoppreacher4real you're naturally and instinctually bullied by neurotypicals as a child for being "weird" and "different" quite often. Parents of autistic kids can get impatient and maybe even abusive. Non verbal autistic kids are vunerable to even more heinous acts. There are many avenues for neurotypical children to get trauma, add neurodivergency to the mix and it's almost guaranteed without proper support and accomodation
@@therealbeyounghoI am not them of course so I cant answer it really, but my guess is due to them being different from the other kids, they were a target for bullying
When I was in fifth grade, my teacher used to ask this autistic boy the same question every time we passed him in the hallways. He would give the kid the mileage on his car from that day, and no matter how long it had been since the last time he told him, the kid would still give him the correct number of how many miles he’s driven since the last time he asked.😮
That teacher sure likes to stick to his routine lol
I know a few people with autism and are some of the most brilliant musicians I have ever seen. They pick stuff so fast up that took me years learn
I’m actually amazed by this type of people in real life. They deserve all of the upmost respect ❤
*utmost. Meaning 'greatest' or 'most extreme'. It's a weird looking word.
One of the best movies of all time. Everything about the movie is extremely high-quality, from acting to music to screenplay to locations. No wonder it swept the Oscars at its year.
okay but what is the name of the movie
@@Nighterlev Rain Man
@@NighterlevRain Man
This was such a beautiful movie. I watched ot for the first time about 10 years ago and it still makes me emotional.
It makes me so upset when you realise tom cruise' character is basically just taking advantage of him the whole movie, but at the same time, Rain Man was written based off of a savant named Kim Peek who was incredibly gifted with numbers, and could read two pages of a book simultaneously, at an incredibly high speed. When I think of it like that, I love it. But you're right, despite it being a bit manipulative of Toms character, it's still truly beautiful
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What's the movie?
What's the name of the movie please?
@@acejoker1477movie is rainman
Dustin came VERY prepared for this movie and it is still a very touching and magnificent performance.
Not all neurodivergant people are savants, but all savants are neurodivergant. It's pretty interesting.
Edit: I see a lot of the replies miss the fact that savant syndrome is different from "being pretty good at something."
I am one of the non-savant autists. It is very fascinating to see good portrayals of autism in media.
Some savants are neurodivergent. Not all. You should stop talking in absolutes bc language is limiting. Say some but not all instead. Is all and are can be limiting words bc they're like equals signs. I recommend reading Robert Anton Wilson for more info on this as I am also poorly equipped to communicate the importance of deprogramming.
@@patrickx9865savant syndrome is literally defined by the person being neurodivergent. Although there could be people who are called savants because of their skill. People who have savant syndrome would all be neurodivergent because that is how it develops.
Duh, that`s by definition?
Savant: a very learned or talented person, especially one distinguished in a particular field of science or the arts.
"he portrayed himself as a savant and a genius"
Autistic people with gifts like this have always amazed me. The human brain can do things that seem impossible 🤓 Tom and Dustin were amazing in this
Great movie, and it's a true story based on a real man.
Excellent film, I couldn't get tired of watching it. Both Tom Cruise and especially Dustin Hoffman are outstanding. If you have not seen the film I would highly recommend it 👌 👍🏻
"He should work for NASA or something" 😂😂😂
At one point NASA were hiring autistic people because of how much clever they are at problem solving compared to a person without autism
“I is an excellent driver,” was probably one of the most memorable lines to me. Always lunges for the wheel! 😂
This movie is what brought the word autism to our minds for the first time. At least to many of us. Before hardly anybody knew that it even existed. And now, 36 years later, I got my own diagnosis.. But it all started with Rain Man.
I love that he recited the square root with exactly the number of decimals the calculator showed.
I can do that with approximation, in my head. And yes, I have Asperger's / Autism Spectrum Disorder Type-1
I’m autistic, I watched this a while ago, great movie! I’m a math PhD student 😊
Im also autistic, i eat cheese directly out of containers.
@@thesaddestdude3575 bro, I’m literally eating ham and cheese both individually out of the deli package as I type this
@@thesaddestdude3575 Lmfao me too
If you haven't seen this movie, it is excellent. Find it and watch It very heartwarming.
name???
@@connerdownham-yk4mnThe movie is called rain man.
it always blows my mind when this happens, it's never expected
My eldest brother is autistic, we’d go to places like a restaurant and i could ask him to tell me how many people are sitting at the table behind him without looking and he would get it right.
Not just people, random things too like i remember theres were a bunch of small trees in the rafters of a place, when his back was towards them i asked how many there were and he got it right. He’s always counting the things in his surrounding.
That's so strange. My daughter does that but you would have to see it to know what I mean.
The toothpick scene was filmed in Newport, KY, (aka the original Sin City = Vegas before Vegas)…
The restaurant is called Pompilio’s at 6th & Washington. It is still there and has been there since the 1940’s.
My paternal grandparents’ pharmacy was across 6th Street just North and my grandpa was born in 1914 in a house behind Pompilio’s.
Cool bit of trivia, thanks for sharing! (Goonies was filmed in my hometown and the town next door)
One of the best movies ever made👌
What’s it called
I am autistic but I'm not a genius as him...sometimes I feel dissapointed for myself...because I cannot fulfil the expectations that peaple has on me because how movies portray us ...they think immediately that I am super smart and I feel the pressure to achieve that goal...
My grandfather showed me this movie and I cried through it because I have high functioning and I related to it way too well, but damn do I still love that movie
wat is the movie called?
Did you find out? @@user-ei7nv5fh7e
When I was a store manager at target years ago I had a guy who was like this that worked for me part time. His genius was movies , tv shows , cartoons etc and he knew the dates of when they came out and how much money it made and whether it went to video or not . He knew every stat for every show since the beginning of tv history . He also had a catalog in his brain of every single event in his personal life and the date and time it happened . His memory was unmatched …. I used to be fascinated hearing him spit out facts to himself as he was doing his job . Only time he got upset is if u tried to deviate from his routine . You had to just let him do his thing in a very particular way or he was gonna flip his switch 😂😂 loved him
I have a brother who’s LITERALLY like this with numbers. I give him a math problem, and boom, he solves it. He’s only in elementary school, so ofc he doesn’t know pi or square roots or SOHCAHTOA, but he’s pretty good with numbers.
SOHCAHTOA is trigonometry
@@Sonicfan-cc1te yeah ik
Finally, one I have seen and would see it again.
“definitely not” 😂
Autism is thing of the past
One of the best movies for both actors.
One of the Best Movies ever & it's about a REAL MAN.
This video is something I NEEDED to see, I’ve always been self conscious of both my weird behavior and even my looks but I always need to remember that I have secret “special abilities” that others may not.
Why do film writers always think of higher math as just high numbers lol
if it were just that, everyone would be using a calculator right now and finding a solution to world hunger or something bruh
because it's simple to show
:|
@@sierragutenbergHuh? Advanced mathematics rarely has solutions or use beyond mathematics. That's literally how theoretical match is defined.
@@marken816 but I still don't think counting matches will get you a job at NASA
As someone who has autism, I really don't like it when the media portrays autism like it's some sort of superpower. Which it really isn't. For some people autism can be a huge burden to live with. Yes there are some cases where people with autism do have advanced cognitive abilities but it's usually not directly related to autism. Just think about the reality of a situation when seeing stuff like this❤️❤️❤️
Do you mean this movie specifically or in general? This character was based on a real person.
A lot of people equate savant syndrome with autism. Thinking that every autistic person is a savant when it is simply not true.
It's a message to not give up hope and live on.
I believe it's the film industry's signal
What is the treatment? How it is a burden
What is the treatment? How it is a burden
I went to school with this kid who could do math like this. He also had this crazy ability to just intrinsically know everyones birthdays, like he’d meet someone for the first time and say their birthday, including the day of the week. Never was able to wrap my head around that one.
Seeing Mark Sloan cry, completely tore me in half 😢❤😭😢
How come he’s autistic but he’s a genius, BUT WHEN IM AUTISTIC IM A DUMB@$$!?! 😭😭
Savant syndrome and mild autism are different.
@@BeyondBaito I didn’t watch the movie so I didn’t know that sorry I was just going off this clip. 🫠
Because this movie isn't reality also the guy who this movie is based off of actually turned out to not even be autistic he was found out to have something else but originally they diagnosed him as autistic
I feel you so much!
@@dabtican4953 there are still savant autistic people so the movie is plausible
Everyone is good at something. We should all be good at being kind.
I knew a couple savants. Usually always autistic/socially-awkward, but they had one gift they were absolutely amazing at, like you couldn’t explain scientifically how they were so good.
Oh…that explains the bobs burgers joke 😂
One of the greatest movies of all time.
what is it called?
RainMan@@user-pv4do1og8y
@@user-pv4do1og8yRain Man
This is kinda funny watching as someone who is autistic because I’m super bad with numbers and math. I hate it so much 😭
Sick of Hollywood portraying us autists as these genius maths whizzes when in reality it is an ongoing battle we struggle with everyday
Thank you! Finally someone who knows the struggle!
Loved this movie.
Watched it with my dad, best night ever.
The average autistic experience
“Are you autistic?”
“No absolutely not. Memorizing the mechanics behind every plane crash is a normal thing.”
Nah fr tho why is that relatable
Rain man is my favorite movie of all time identified it instantly
Anyway, here's a brownie recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of butter
- 2 cups of sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 cup of all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 cup of chopped nuts (optional)
Instructions:
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
3. Beat in flour, cocoa, and salt. If desired, fold in nuts.
4. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Do not overcook; the brownies should be moist in the center.
6. Let the brownies cool in the pan before cutting into squares.
Enjoy your delicious homemade brownies!!
I have a nephew that is autistic and he is brilliant he can unlock my phone without a password or pattern,build a computer with old components ect... Cool how smart they are and focused
“He’s a genius, he should work at NASA or something.”
_takes him to Vegas to count cards at the Black Jack tables instead_
Great movie I need to watch it again. Hope it’s in AD for my blind wife.
It’s so cool how different peoples Brian’s work
i too have a cool brian
Brian😂
I grew up thinking this was what autism was. I''m 48 and now realising I'm probably autistic after learning more about it after my childs diagnosis. I hope later generations will have a much more varied depiction of autism and other neurodivergences that they might recognise themselves in the media they consume.
I have a cousin that is about four months older than me. He’s 18 now and he has autism but I never knew and he’s extremely handy and he got a job doing mechanic work for about 150 bucks a day and he did that for a while it’s crazy how good he was with cars, boats, bikes, quads, etc. he was good with everything. Had a motor in it.