Savant Syndrome

We have always known that Hannah is exceptionally smart and that she has a memory for detail like no other.  A few months ago, we discovered that she isn't only very bright, she actually has savant syndrome.  Like Kim Peek, the person who the character "Rain Man" was based on, Hannah has the amazing ability to memorize huge amounts of information and performs calendar calculations faster than I can scroll my blackberry.  I knew she liked to talk about dates, but I had no idea that her skills went beyond just memorizing favourite events.  One day, as we were chatting, Hannah exclaimed "I hate it when March 27th is on a Thursday like in 1997, 2003, and 2008.  I prefer when it falls on a Tuesday like in 2001, and 2007!"  Out of curiosity, I grabbed my blackberry to see if Hannah was correct about what days of the week those particular dates fell on.  She was right!  Surely she just memorized those particular dates, I thought.  So I gave her a little quiz....I started asking her random dates from the past and future and each and every time she was able to (at lightening speed) tell me what the day of the week was!  She could even advise me of how many time each date falls on a given day of the week.  For example, how many times May 26th falls on a Saturday.....December 25th falls on a Sunday... etc.....or "What date is the 3rd Monday in 2028?"  It doesn't stop there.....Hannah can identify the copyright date of every book, DVD, CD, television show, movie, that she has ever laid eyes on.  She can name the cast, song titles, plot, running time, original release date  FOR EVERYTHING.  She can even tell me very specific details of each day of most of her life....what she ate for breakfast on June 11th, 1999....how many times she went to the doctor in 2003...the day she met everyone she knows.....the list of things she knows doesn't end.
I continue to be amazed every day when I discover something else that Hannah has stored in her mind.  She is truely remarkable. Now if I could only bottle it and sell it on Ebay.... :0)