Links to Related Sites of Interest
The following links are from the The State
Medical Society of Wisconsin (SMS) which is a non-profit, professional organization that
represents nearly 8,500 member physicians, residents and medical school students in the
state. Darold A. Treffert, MD, past-chairman of the SMS and psychiatrist at the
Fond du Lac County Health Care Center in Wisconsin, has studied the Savant Syndrome for
years. He is the author of the book, Extraordinary People: Understanding the Savant
Syndrome, which chronicles case studies of Savant Syndrome patients. On this web site he
describes the condition, reviews and summarizes the world literature on this topic since
the early reports, describes more recent cases, and catalogs and categorizes savant
abilities. He also provides a bibliography for references, and profiles of savant syndrome
patients.
Savant Syndrome - Islands of Genius
(there is a downloadable video of Richard drawing. Highly recommended)
Overview of
Savant Syndrome
Savant
Syndrome: Frequently Asked Questions
Richard Wawro
Savant Syndrome: Personal Profiles (including
Kim Peek, "The Real Rainman")
Other Links of interest -
Tune
in, Turn off
New Scientist article by Rita Carter
"The latest contribution to the (autistic savant)
puzzle is startling because it proposes that savant skills--far from being
unique--are possessed by everyone, and might even be unleashed with quite
simple, existing technology." This is a fascinating scientific
article from 1999 explaining (relatively) recent theories in an accessible style.
Autism Today
Everything you need to know about autism
The Autism Research Centre
Based at Cambridge University, the mission of the ARC
is to understand the biomedical causes of autism spectrum conditions, and
develop new and validated methods for assessment and intervention.
