It is a disorder, for all the seeming benefits savant or autistic sufferes show they also have negative impacts on their lives specifically when it comes to social interactions and things we take for granted such as telling human emotional states from cold reading.

I feel sorry for Stephen. Though I am glad he has made the best of his life and I appluad him for that.

Still, things like this make you wonder, what other potential benefits have we not unlocked from the human mind?

Check out Stephen's gallery at http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/gallery.aspx?page=1

Sounds like late night Karaoke, with $1 Long Island Ice Teas, doing a bungee song (ie for the first time, cold read). Brings back memories.