The world is now Yeak Ping Lian’s stage, thanks to his exhibitions and news of him in the media, including Australia’s 60 Minutes.VIVIENNE PAL catches up with the 12-year-old autistic savant, who is now the subject of a new Korean documentary that also features others like him, including Kim Peek, the original Rain Man, and Kodi Lee.
When I met Sarah Lee on Tuesday, she appeared to be in a slightly frenzied state. Her discomfiture was understandable – Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) TV producer Hyun Mo Jung was in town to film Lee’s son, Yeak Ping Lian, in a documentary entitled “Savant Syndrome.”
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