Extraordinary People: Understanding Savant Syndrome (1989)

by Darold A. Treffert

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Discusses numerous cases of people with severe mental handicaps who nonetheless possess amazing memory, mathematical, artistic, or musical talents, offering new research and theories about the phenomenon of the idiot savant.

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Read this many years ago. Fascinating and fun read. (

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bloftin2 | May 4, 2023 |

Read this many years ago. Fascinating and fun read. (

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bibliosk8er | Aug 14, 2012 |

Professor Treffort was the technical advisor for the movie 'Rain Man'. This book reviews in great detail the mystery of the phenomenon known as 'Savant Syndrome'. The book reviews the history of the subject and then presents a series of modern cases.
If we are to understand how the human brain works in any detail then this area of study is absolutely crucial. These individuals show amazing skills - skills that may be available to all of us if we knew the code.
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This book
about extraordinary people I have
been privileged to work with
is dedicated to
the special people I have been
privileged to live with

Dorothy M.
Jon, Joni, Jill & Jay

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