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I have removed references to Clemons having autism. As I understand it, autism isn't an acquired condition, at least not something you can get from a blow to the head. Some of the sources generically describe Clemons as an "autistic savant", but most say that his disability is the result of a physical brain injury he received as a child (though I could find no source that went into more detail than that). The autism article didn't really help me either; after giving it a gander, I'm still not really sure whether autism is something always congenital, or whether you can "get" it in early childhood. Anyway, input by people more knowledgeable in this field would be appreciated. As it stands, I've put a "savants" category on the page, which I reckon I'll make a supercategory of "autistic savants" when I get the chance, since there really should be a separate category for people like Clemons and, for example, Kim Peek, who are easily describable as exhibiting savantism, but who are not autistics. Ford MF ( talk) 21:55, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
He's not autistic so I'll take his name off for now.
Alonzo Clemons is an American animal sculptor and a savant. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. Clemons suffered a severe brain injury as a child that left him developmentally disabled (with an IQ in the 40-50 range), but able to create very accurate animal sculptures out of clay. Clemons can create a sculpture of almost any animal, even if he has seen only a glimpse of it.[1] He is also able to create a realistic and anatomically accurate three-dimensional rendering of an animal after only looking at a two-dimensional image for mere moments.[2] He is most well known for his life-size renderings of a horse, but most of his works are smaller, and accomplished in less than an hour.[3] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.66.40.241 ( talk) 07:19, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
He was one of several savants featured in a Reader's Digest article (likely taken from another source). I think it may have been a mid-2018 article. Don't remember more right now. Jkgree ( talk) 17:30, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
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That's about it. A lot to address here for such a brief article. The Rambling Man ( Keep wearing the mask...) 09:18, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for taking this on, I will try to address everything this weekend. DasallmächtigeJ ( talk) 16:48, 30 August 2021 (UTC)