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" Islands of genius : "
Darold A. Treffert ; foreword by Daniel Tammet
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BL
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692798
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b514987
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| Main Entry
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Treffert, Darold A
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Islands of genius : : the bountiful mind of the autistic, acquired, and sudden savant /\ Darold A. Treffert ; foreword by Daniel Tammet
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London ;Philadelphia :: Jessica Kingsley Publishers,, 2010
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xviii, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimiles (some color) ;; 26 cm
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1849058105
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: 9781849058100
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-296) and indexes
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| Contents
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Sightseeing on an incredible journey -- The mind of the savant -- What we do know: a rare but remarkable condition -- How do they do it? Some earlier theories from heredity to quantum theory -- How do they do it? more recent findings: the three "R's": rewiring, recruitment, release -- Genetic memory: how do we know things we never learned? -- More medical mysteries: calendars, cantors, foreign accents and hypermnesia -- The world of the savant -- The genius of Earlswood Asylum and Blind Tom: some early savants -- Leslie and May: "two memorable people" / with a contribution by Shirlee Monty -- Alonzo: "God gives the gift" -- George: "It's fantastic I can do that!" -- Kim: "The real Rain Man" -- Ellen: "With a song in her heart" -- Tony: "Against all odds," magna cum laude from Berklee -- Temple: "An emergence extraordinaire" -- Matt: "The key of genius" -- Flo and Kay: an unforgettable "two of a kind" -- Daniel: "Numbers are my friends" -- Stephen: "A rocket of young talent" -- Ping Lian, Gregory, Richard, George, Jonathan and some others: artwork of the prodigious savant -- Significant new dimensions to savant syndrome -- "Accidental genius:" the acquired savant -- "Sudden genius:" an epiphany of talent -- "Normal genius:" dormant skills within us all? -- Accessing the "inner savant" within us all -- The bountiful brain: half a brain (or less) may be enough -- Training the talent: "I've got a son or daughter who..." -- Teaching music to the special needs client: a music therapist's approach / Susan Rancer -- "Training the talent" in art and other skills: an educator's approach / Rosa C. Martinez -- Teaching autistic numerical savants: a specific approach that worked / Peter Lewis -- Our journey has just begun -- New tools and new optimism: the trail ahead for the mind of the savant -- Oval souls on a round planet: the trail ahead for the world of the savant
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Savant syndrome
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Savants (Savant syndrome)
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BF426.T744 2010
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