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When you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism
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[The Independent (blog)] - Much more inspirational to many people who understood autism through personal experience was the story of Kim Peek on whom the film was based, diagnosed as an “idiot savant” and deemed unfit for society and prescribed a future in an institution.
Guardian: The real Rain Man dies of heart attack in The Guardian
· Kim Peek, the real Rain Man whose almost unimaginable powers of memory were coupled with severe disabilities and who inspired the Oscar-winning film role played by Dustin Hoffman, has died of a ...
Kim Peek - The Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk
· Kim Peek, who died on December 19 aged 58, was the model for the autistic character Raymond Babbitt in the film Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman. Hoffman's portrayal of a middle-aged savant ...
Kim Peek, Inspiration for ‘Rain Man,’ Dies at The New ...
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· Kim Peek, Inspiration for ‘Rain Man,’ Dies at 58. In 1988, the film “Rain Man,” about an autistic savant played by Dustin Hoffman, shed a …
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