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| Authors: |
Beate Hermelin |
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Education · Psychology · Social Science |
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Format: Paperback, 188
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub (June 01, 2001)
Measurements: 8.75"(h) x 6"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.65 lbs.
ISBN: 9781853029325 |
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Brought to general attention by Rainman, and a subject of endless fascination, the extraordinary talents of some people with autism are well-documented, yet little is understood about the nature of their gifts. Drawing on 20 years of research, Beate Hermelin describes not just what autistics savant do, but explains how they do it. During her studies she and her collaborators examined savants alongside neurotypical individuals talented in the same domain, as well as people with the same level of intelligence as the savants but with no special abilities. In her fascinating and highly informative book she describes the nature of the talents of savants who are gifted at poetry, foreign language acquisition, the visual arts, music, and calendar and numerical calculations. The work of a scholar, and immensely readable, Bright Splinters of the Mind is not only a thorough exploration of autistic gifts, it is also a book which reaches radical conclusions on the very nature of talent and its relationship to intellige |
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