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Peer reviewedCheatham, Susan Klug; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1995
The concept of savant syndrome, encompassing those individuals historically known as "idiot savants," is reviewed. Case studies demonstrating special abilities in the areas of calendar calculating, musical ability, artistic talent, memorization, mathematical skills, mechanical achievement, and fine sensory discrimination are discussed,…
Descriptors: Ability, Art, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education
