In summary, our studies investigate savant syndrome by directly contrasting savants against a group of autistic individuals without a savant skill as well as a typical control group. Our investigation is the first to take an empirical approach to test a number of theoretical accounts of savant syn...
savant syndromeThe term "idiot-savant" was first used by Down (1998) to describe a group of rare individuals who, despite severe intellectual impairments, demonstrate impressive skills within specific domains. Published accounts of idiot-savants appeared as early as the eighteenth century and ...
In addition to our two groups of autistic in- dividuals, with and without savant skills, we also test a typical control group with neither autism nor prodi- gious talents. As stated above, there is very little empirical evidence to evaluate current theories of savant syndrome apart from ...
Is savant syndrome genetic? Savant syndromecan be hereditary or acquired. In other words, it may be present at the time of birth and manifest itself in early childhood or may occur as a result of damage to the central nervous system or a disease....
➢ 6/13 APS vs. 5/33 MC had social behavior that were definitely eccentric (p < .03). Two APS showed symptoms consistent with Asperger’s syndrome. ➢ APS and MC did not differ on PIQ subtest scores. But APS scored relatively higher on Block Design, a pattern usually seen in auti...
Savant Syndrome 来自 morebooks.de 喜欢 0 阅读量: 138 作者: P Heaton 摘要: The term "idiot-savant" was first used by Down (1998) to describe a group of rare individuals who, despite severe intellectual impairments, demonstrate impressive skills within specific domains. Published accounts of ...
The differences between those who are Savant with autism syndrome and those who are accustomed to these tests were ascertained to ensure that these tests are suitable for those with syndrome and the contribution of the memory test in the prediction of each of the seven tests. The study relied ...
Hypercalculia in savant syndrome: central executive failure? Arch Med Res 2002; 33(6):586–589.Gonzalez-Garrido, A.A., Ruiz-Sandoval, J. L., Gomez-Velazquez, F.R., Oropeza de Alba, J.L., & Villasenor-Cabrera, T. (2002) Hypercalculia in savant syndrome: Central executive failure?
In short, savant syndrome is not synonymous with, nor limited to mental retardation, and in some persons with savant syndrome IQ can be in the normal, or even
Savant syndromePrevious research has suggested that synaesthetic experiences may create the foundation for superior skills to emerge of the type found in savant syndrome (e.g., Simner, Mayo, & Spiller, 2009). People with sequence-space synaesthesia experience units of time (e.g., days, months,...