Bright Splinters of the Mind
Subtitle: A Personal Story of Research With Autistic Savants
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers; J. Kingsley
Published: June 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781853029318
Subjects: Abnormal psychology; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Disability: social aspects; Psychiatry - General; Autism; Psychology; Medical; Savants (Savant syndrome); Creative Ability; Mental Illness; Case studies; Autistic children; Research
First sentence: In 1850 Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote a poem which he dedicated to the memory of a very talented man, who overcame the worst circumstances of his 'lowly birth'.