Five year old savant may be telephathic. Is being researched by scientists

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A five-year-old savant who is apparently displaying signs of telepathy is being studied by scientists after his mother posted videos online showing him reciting random numbers 'written in secret'.

Ramses Sanguino - who is already learning seven languages and solving complex mathematical equations - was filmed seemingly demonstrating telepathy at his home in Los Angeles, California.

In the footage, the youngster, who has a 'high functioning' form of autism, correctly recounts the value and suits of playing cards, as well as numbers that were reportedly penned out of sight.

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Dr Powell, who trained at John Hopkins University and currently runs a private practice in Medford, Oregon, is now studying Ramses as part a cutting-edge research project into telepathy.

She believes that telepathy may represent an alternative method of communication between autistic children and their parents, who 'desperately want to communicate with one another, but can't'.

The neuroscientist and researcher said: 'If you think about it, if you have your primary language compromised then that would be a perfect setup for telepathy.

'I have found many autistic children who have been reported to be telepathic and I wanted to see it for myself and see if it can be evaluated and actually tested under rigorous, controlled conditions.'

Dr Powell claims to have already seen signs of telepathy in at least seven different people.

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In another test with Dr Powell, Ramses was able to correctly guess 16 out of 17 numbers hidden out of sight - including one double digit number, according to his mother.

She said: 'I was amazed when we began testing Ramses. We do have a very close bond which may have something to do with his abilities - but this is beyond anything I would have imagined.

'I don’t know how to explain it.

'I hope Dr Powell will eventually be able to give me some answers.'

However, Ms Sanguino's main concern is helping to find a specialist school for Ramses, whom Dr Powell has described as 'one of the smartest five year olds on the planet'.

Ms Sanguino says her son can understand and recite parts of several languages including Greek, Hebrew, Arabic and Japanese.

He can also solve rudimentary algebra problems, she says.

He apparently has a knowledge of square roots - and can even draw the entire periodic table.

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