The guys who wrote Peak are probably sub-geniuses then, because they think some savants have figured out a system. In the book they call it mental representati

The guys who wrote Peak are probably sub-geniuses then, because they think some savants have figured out a system. In the book they call it mental representation. It's the obsessive ones who develop the skill, some just remain autistic and that's it. They would say it is our bias and desire to believe in magic that predispose us to believe these people are just gifted.