Savant-syndrome meaning

A condition in which a person with a developmental or intellectual disability has an exceptional memory and exhibits extraordinary skill in a specialized area such as music or arithmetic.
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Savant-syndrome Sentence Examples

  • Children who display savant syndrome have traditionally been referred to as idiot, retarded, or autistic savants.

  • The first known description of a person displaying savant syndrome occurred in a German psychology journal in 1751.

  • About half of all children with savant syndrome are autistic.

  • Approximately 10 percent of all children with autism have savant syndrome.

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