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Direct linkTreffert, Darold A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
It was 126 years ago that Down first described savant syndrome as a specific condition and 70 years ago that Kanner first described Early Infantile Autism. While as many as one in ten autistic persons have savant abilities, such special skills occur in other CNS conditions as well such that approximately 50% of cases of savant syndrome have autism…
Descriptors: Autism, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mental Disorders, Misconceptions
