num_pages: 291
description: Summarizes reported cases and the observations of their chroniclers; outlines new theories put forward by various investigators; and discusses implications the savant syndrome has for understanding normal brain function. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Extraordinary People: Understanding "Idiot Savants"
titlecomplete: Extraordinary People: Understanding "Idiot Savants"
genres: Medicine, Science, Psychology, Nonfiction, Popular Science, Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ratings_count: 69
publisher: Harpercollins