There is an autistic UK adult (I forget his name) that was able to learn to speak Icelandic in one day. Now I know Icelandic and English related languages but still it's pretty impressive. I think the problem is underestimating the potential of the neocortex of certain individuals. For every square centimetre of the neocortex a baby will make 30,000 new synaptic connections per second for 4 years. This should not surprise us; in that period babies turn themselves into walking and talking individuals with personalities. PP
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