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Re: Amen
Fortunately I have almost zero memory at times, otherwise I would go into permanent burnout...
posted by
AardigeAfrikaner
on February 25, 2008 at 4:07 PM
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Re: Amen
posted by
AardigeAfrikaner
on February 25, 2008 at 4:06 PM
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Amen
You hit that one right on the head. I am very interested in the savant syndrome -
Savant Syndrome is a rare, but spectacular, condition in which persons with various developmental disorders, including autistic disorder, have astonishing islands of ability, brilliance or talent that stand in stark, markedly incongruous contrast to overall limitations. The condition can be congenital (genetic or inborn), or can be acquired later in childhood, or even in adults. The savant skills co-exist with, or are superimposed upon, various developmental disabilities including autistic disorder, or other conditions such as mental retardation or brain injury or disease that occurs before (pre-natal) during (peri-natal) or after birth (post-natal), or even later in childhood or adult life. The extraordinary skills are always linked with prodigious memory of a special type — exceedingly deep but very, very narrow.
I wanted to include that because so many may read your post and not really know what savant is.
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Rhisiart_Inside_Out
on February 25, 2008 at 3:20 PM
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