When brain damage unlocks the genius within

I have a rare brain condition, an arachnoid cyst, which is a type of non-cancerous brain tumour I was born with. It's between the parietal and occipital lobes in my left hemisphere, larger than a chicken egg. My neurophysiology is quite peculiar, and I have traits of hyperlexia and Non-Verbal Learning Disorder. The neuroscience team who are working with me have a lot of testing to do, but I'm certain my cognitive strengths, as well as my cognitive weaknesses, are partially to due with my cyst. It's considered to be congential brain damage.

Interestingly, my fiance (a rather brilliant computer scientist) has acquired brain damage from a car accident, and from the time he fell down a flight of stars and broke his neck and bruised the rear of his brain.

There is also statistical correlation between genetic disorders which impact neurological function and high IQs. By definition, "genius" is an abnormally functioning brain in some sense. We don't sit around awe struck by people with normal jobs, who drive cars and what not, even though a lot of "ordinary" things today would leave people from even a hundred years ago awe struck. We just think it is normal. Those who can't do such things get viewed as defective.