Autism and Talent

Psychology
Francesca Happe; Uta Frith (Edited by)
Oxford University Press 2010
Hardback 222 pages  
0199560145 | 9780199560141 |  Product code: 86576  
One of the most startling aspects of autism spectrum conditions is the high level of special, or savant, skills within them. Around 10 per cent of people with autism are thought to have such skills in music, art, calculation or memory. With contributions from experts in many areas of both science and the arts, and drawing on recent research in brain-scanning, twin studies and case histories of savants, this wide-ranging study explores the puzzle of talent and its close association with autism.
 
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