And he was LDS.  Check out this Wikipedia article on Kim Peek. Here’s the key paragraph: In 1984, script writer Barry Morrow met Peek in Arlington, Texas; the result of the meeting was the 1988 movie Rain Man. The character of Raymond Babbitt, although inspired by Peek, was portrayed as having autism. Dustin Hoffman, who played Babbitt, [...]
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