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Savant Articles

Below you will find links to articles on many specific aspects of Savant Syndrome.

The Case of the "Sudden" Savant
Dr J. Landon Down and "Developmental" Disorders
Prodigy and Savant Syndrome: Are they related?
A Gene for Savant Syndrome?
The Application of Savant and Splinter Skills in the Autistic Population Through an Educational Curriculum
Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD or NVLD)
Music Instruction and Verbal Memory… a Cognitive Side-effect
Fiber Tracking Within the Brain
Adapted Bikes as a Therapy Tool
"Ancestral" or "Genetic" Memory: Factory Installed Software
Perfect Pitch
Musical Genius, Blindness and Mental Handicap: An Intriguing Triad
Head Size, Autism and (?) Savant Syndrome
Event-related Brain Potentials (ERP's)
Soundscape Centre: A special place for musical savants
The Polyglot (language) Savant
The Application of Savant and Splinter Skills in the Autistic Population Through an Educational Curriculum
Savant Syndrome: What's New?
Recent Research, Results and Resources
The Savant Syndrome: Islands of Genius
Asperger's Disorder and Savant Syndrome
Hyperlexia: Reading Precociousness or Savant Skill?
2000 and Beyond Where we've been/Where we're headed
The Autistic Savant
A Savant Odyssey: from wmhi.hospital to www.web
Williams Syndrome and Savant Syndrome
In Search of the Savant Within Us Using rTMS
Is There A Little "Rain Man" In Each Of Us?
Rain Man, The Movie / Rain Man, Real Life
Autistic Disorder: 52 Years Later: Some Common Sense Conclusions
Hyperthymestic Syndrome: Extraordinary Memory for Daily Life Events
Myths that Persist: Savant Syndrome 2008
The “Acquired” Savant—“Accidental” Genius: Could such dormant potential exist within us all?

For more information, please contact:
Darold A. Treffert, MD
St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison
Personal Web site: www.daroldtreffert.com
E-mail: daroldt@charter.net

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