Eleven-year-old autistic boy draws perfect world map from MEMORY (and even includes borders and coastal islands)
- Image went viral after it was posted by user Bobitis on Reddit
- The unnamed youth, from New York, knelt on a chair to reach whiteboard
- The boy is the son of New York professor and drew map from memory
Think you've got a good memory? Think again.
Drawing
a world map from scratch would already be considered a difficult feat,
let alone taking on the near-impossible task of doing it from memory.
Yet, images have gone viral of a New Yorker accomplishing exactly that, and it just so happens that it's an 11-year-old boy.
The 11-year-old boy with autism is seen drawing the intricate map of the world from scratch
A
professor in New York invited her 11-year-old autistic son to one of
her classes, during which he got up on a chair and drew the world map
from memory.
A student took the photos and her father posted them on the online community, Reddit, as user Bobitis.
Bobitis explained: 'He is the son of one of my daughter's professors. He came into the classroom today and did this.'
In
the images, the youth is seen kneeling on a chair in order to reach the
whiteboard, with his pen held to the extremely detailed map.
The world map was highly accurate and even included details such as political borders and tiny coastal islands
Not
only is the map accurate, with some major countries labelled, but the
high level of detail extends to the inclusion of political borders and
even tiny coastal islands.
Reddit
user Bobitis further commented: 'I just was amazed ...especially as a
father of a child with similar attributes....that's all...'
Autism
is a complex disability, and while some individuals can have specific
difficulties with memory, others can also have exceptional memory and
visual skills.
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