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RAINMAN NOTES, AUTISM.
• While driving on road with Charlie, Ray stares around himself especially at the bridge and road.
I think this is one of autistics characteristic that they very intensely look at their environment.
• Ray has the habit of repeating his words more than once.
echolalia (repeating words or phrases in place of normal language)is one of the autistic people behavior.
• Ray has memorized the entire phone book which indicates he has a excellent memory.
Autistics have especial interest in numbers.
• When Ray and Charlie stopped on road at the begging of their journey in a restaurant, while sitting at the table, Ray was lining the Sugar and salt holders. .
Everything has to be the organized around autistics. .
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• When the waitress in the restaurant dropped the toothpicks Ray counted them in less than one second. And he was right.
About 10% of all autistics display savant skills, in that they can instantly figure complicated math problems or innately possess gifted musical talents.
• Charlie was impressed by Ray's ability on counting things.
• When Charlie took Ray's notebook to write something on it, ray confirmed that Charlie's action was a serious injury to Ray. .
Autistics have an inability to understand basic social behaviors with other people.
• Ray remembers their old memories from long times ago. For example from when they were about 4 or 5 years old.
Autistics have an incredibly excellent memory most of the times.
• Ray is scared of hot water.
There are certain things depend on the case of the Autistic person that bothers them including hot water.
• He loves to watch TV.