system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: What is a savant, and what percentage of the world's population is considered to be savants?
gpt
Typically, people who are considered to be savants excel dramatically at one thing, such as painting or writing. However, they also tend to have difficulties in other important areas, such as social interaction.
Often, savants have learning disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder.
A good example of a savant is Daniel Tammet, who is an Autistic Savant - Daniel is able to count pi to over 22.5 thousand decimal points using only his brain.