Barry Morrow gave Kim his Oscar statuette to carry with him and show at these appearances it has since been referred to as the "Most Loved Oscar Statue" as it has been held by more people than any other. The movie caused a number of requests for appearances, which increased Peek's self-confidence. Dustin Hoffman, who played Babbitt, met Peek and other savants to get an understanding of their nature and to play the role accurately and methodically. The character of Raymond Babbitt, although inspired by Peek, was portrayed as having autism. Rain ManIn 1984, screenwriter Barry Morrow met Peek in Arlington, Texas the result of the meeting was the 1988 movie Rain Man. In psychological testing, Peek scored below average (87) on general IQ tests. He could not button up his shirt and had difficulty with other ordinary motor skills, presumably due to his damaged cerebellum, which normally coordinates motor activities. Peek did not walk until the age of four and then in a sidelong manner. It is believed he could recall the content of at least 12,000 books from memory. He read a book in about an hour, and remembered almost everything he had read, memorizing vast amounts of information in subjects ranging from history and literature, geography, and numbers to sports, music, and dates. He read books, memorized them, and then placed them upside down on the shelf to show that he had finished reading them, a practice he maintained. According to Peek's father, Fran Peek, Kim was able to memorize things from the age of 16–20 months. There is speculation that his neurons made unusual connections due to the absence of a corpus callosum, which resulted in an increased memory capacity. He travelled with his father, who took care of him and performed many motor tasks that Peek found difficult.Kim Peek, Fran Peek, and the "Most Loved Oscar" in 2007Peek was born in Salt Lake City, Utah with macrocephaly, damage to the cerebellum, and agenesis of the corpus callosum, a condition in which the bundle of nerves that connects the two hemispheres of the brain is missing in Peek's case, secondary connectors such as the anterior commissure were also missing. Peek also enjoyed approaching strangers and showing them his talent for calendar calculations by telling them on which day of the week they were born and what news items were on the front page of major newspapers that day. Barry Morrow gave Peek his Oscar statuette to carry with him and show at these appearances it has since been referred to as the "Most Loved Oscar Statue" because it has been held by more people than any other. The movie led to a number of requests for appearances, which increased Peek's self-confidence. Dustin Hoffman, who portrayed Babbitt in the film, met Peek and other savants to get an understanding of their nature and to play the role as accurately and methodically as possible. The character of Raymond Babbitt, although inspired by Peek, was depicted as being autistic. In 1984, screenwriter Barry Morrow met Peek in Arlington, Texas the result of the meeting was the 1988 Academy Award winning film Rain Man. Peek lived in Murray, Utah, and spent a considerable amount of his time reading at the Salt Lake City Library and demonstrating his capabilities at schools, with great help from his father. According to an article in The Times newspaper, he could accurately recall the contents of at least 12,000 books. Peek read by scanning the left page with his left eye, then the right page with his right eye. He could speed through a book in about an hour and remember almost everything he had read, memorizing vast amounts of information in subjects ranging from history and literature, geography and numbers to sports, music and dates. He read books, memorized them, and then placed them upside down on the shelf to show that he had finished reading them, a practice he maintained all his life. According to Peek's father, Fran (Francis) Peek, Kim was able to memorize things from the age of 16–20 months. There is speculation that his neurons made unusual connections due to the absence of a corpus callosum, resulting in an increased memory capacity. ![]() ![]() Laurence Kim Peek (NovemDecember 19, 2009) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, with macrocephaly, damage to the cerebellum, and agenesis of the corpus callosum, a condition in which the bundle of nerves that connects the two hemispheres of the brain is missing in Peek's case, secondary connectors such as the anterior commissure were also missing.
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