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Developmental and Psychological Aspects of the Savant Syndrome.
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Wehmeyer, Michael L. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1992
This literature review examines the psychological aspects of the savant syndrome in people with intellectual disabilities, focusing on the means by which such abilities as calendar calculation are accomplished and highlighting variables (such as intense motivation in one area) postulated as important for development of the syndrome. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Etiology, Individual Development
Symptom Formation as an Expression of Disordered Information Processing in Schizophrenic Children
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Hertzig, Margaret E.; Walker, Harry A. – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1975
Incomplete intersensory integration development in schizophrenic children appears to be an underlying source of symptom expression and formation which usually fails to improve with age. (SB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Disturbances, Etiology
Brief Report: Cognitive and Behavioral Profiles in Persons with Smith-Magenis Syndrome.
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Dykens, Elisabeth M.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
A study examined the cognitive and behavioral profiles in 10 individuals (ages 14-51) with Smith-Magenis syndrome. Results found the individuals showed significant relative weaknesses in sequential processing and strengths in naming a partially completed drawing, identifying things, and in reading/decoding. Behavioral findings indicated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems