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Islands of genius [[electronic resource] ] : the bountiful mind of the autistic, acquired, and sudden savant / / Darold A. Treffert ; foreword by Daniel Tammet
| Islands of genius [[electronic resource] ] : the bountiful mind of the autistic, acquired, and sudden savant / / Darold A. Treffert ; foreword by Daniel Tammet |
| Autore | Treffert Darold A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina |
153.9
616.89 |
| Soggetto topico |
Savant syndrome
Savants (Savant syndrome) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786613363824
1-283-36382-8 0-85700-318-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FRONT COVER; Islands of GENIUS: The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant; Contents; Foreword by Daniel Tammet; Preface; Introduction: Sightseeing on an Incredible Journey; Part 1 The Mind of the Savant; 1 What We Do Know: A Rare but Remarkable Condition; 2 How Do They Do It? Some Earlier Theories from Heredity to Quantum Theory; 3 How Do They Do It? More Recent Findings: The Three "R's"-Rewiring, Recruitment, Release; 4 Genetic Memory: How Do We Know Things We Never Learned?; 5 More Medical Mysteries: Calendars, Cantors, Foreign Accents and Hypermnesia
Part 2 The World of the Savant 6 The Genius of Earlswood Asylum and Blind Tom: Some Early Savants; 7 Leslie and May: "Two Memorable People" with a contribution by Shirlee Monty, author of May's Boys; 8 Alonzo: "God Gives the Gift"; 9 George: "It's Fantastic I Can Do That!"; 10 Kim: "The Real Rain Man"; 11 Ellen: "With a Song In Her Heart"; 12 Tony: "Against All Odds"-Magna Cum Laude from Berklee; 13 Temple: "An Emergence Extraordinaire"; 14 Matt: "The Key of Genius"; 15 Flo and Kay: An Unforgettable "Two of a Kind"; 16 Daniel: "Numbers Are my Friends"; 17 Stephen: "A Rocket of Young Talent" 18 Ping Lian, Gregory, Richard, George, Jonathan and Some Others: Artwork of the Prodigious Savant 19 Raymond Babbitt in Rain Man: The World's Best Known Savant; Part 3 Significant New Dimensions to Savant Syndrome; 20 "Accidental Genius": The Acquired Savant; 21 "Sudden Genius": An Epiphany of Talent; 22 "Normal Genius": Dormant Skills Within Us All?; 23 Accessing the "Inner Savant" Within Us Al; 24 The Bountiful Brain: Half a Brain (or Less) May Be Enough; Part 4 Training the Talent: "I've Gota Son or Daughter Who..."; 25 Teaching Music to the Special Needs Client: A Music Therapist's Approach 26 "Training the Talent" in Art and Other Skills: An Educator's Approach 27 Teaching Autistic Numerical Savants: A Specific Approach that Worked; Part 5 Our Journey Has Just Begun; 28 New Tools and New Optimism: The Trail Ahead for the Mind of the Savant; 29 Oval Souls on a Round Planet: The Trail Ahead for the World of the Savant; References; Appendix: Books About Savant Syndrome and Books By or About Specific Savants; Subject Index; Author Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461276603321 |
Treffert Darold A
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| London ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Islands of genius [[electronic resource] ] : the bountiful mind of the autistic, acquired, and sudden savant / / Darold A. Treffert ; foreword by Daniel Tammet
| Islands of genius [[electronic resource] ] : the bountiful mind of the autistic, acquired, and sudden savant / / Darold A. Treffert ; foreword by Daniel Tammet |
| Autore | Treffert Darold A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina |
153.9
616.89 |
| Soggetto topico |
Savant syndrome
Savants (Savant syndrome) |
| ISBN |
9786613363824
1-283-36382-8 0-85700-318-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FRONT COVER; Islands of GENIUS: The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant; Contents; Foreword by Daniel Tammet; Preface; Introduction: Sightseeing on an Incredible Journey; Part 1 The Mind of the Savant; 1 What We Do Know: A Rare but Remarkable Condition; 2 How Do They Do It? Some Earlier Theories from Heredity to Quantum Theory; 3 How Do They Do It? More Recent Findings: The Three "R's"-Rewiring, Recruitment, Release; 4 Genetic Memory: How Do We Know Things We Never Learned?; 5 More Medical Mysteries: Calendars, Cantors, Foreign Accents and Hypermnesia
Part 2 The World of the Savant 6 The Genius of Earlswood Asylum and Blind Tom: Some Early Savants; 7 Leslie and May: "Two Memorable People" with a contribution by Shirlee Monty, author of May's Boys; 8 Alonzo: "God Gives the Gift"; 9 George: "It's Fantastic I Can Do That!"; 10 Kim: "The Real Rain Man"; 11 Ellen: "With a Song In Her Heart"; 12 Tony: "Against All Odds"-Magna Cum Laude from Berklee; 13 Temple: "An Emergence Extraordinaire"; 14 Matt: "The Key of Genius"; 15 Flo and Kay: An Unforgettable "Two of a Kind"; 16 Daniel: "Numbers Are my Friends"; 17 Stephen: "A Rocket of Young Talent" 18 Ping Lian, Gregory, Richard, George, Jonathan and Some Others: Artwork of the Prodigious Savant 19 Raymond Babbitt in Rain Man: The World's Best Known Savant; Part 3 Significant New Dimensions to Savant Syndrome; 20 "Accidental Genius": The Acquired Savant; 21 "Sudden Genius": An Epiphany of Talent; 22 "Normal Genius": Dormant Skills Within Us All?; 23 Accessing the "Inner Savant" Within Us Al; 24 The Bountiful Brain: Half a Brain (or Less) May Be Enough; Part 4 Training the Talent: "I've Gota Son or Daughter Who..."; 25 Teaching Music to the Special Needs Client: A Music Therapist's Approach 26 "Training the Talent" in Art and Other Skills: An Educator's Approach 27 Teaching Autistic Numerical Savants: A Specific Approach that Worked; Part 5 Our Journey Has Just Begun; 28 New Tools and New Optimism: The Trail Ahead for the Mind of the Savant; 29 Oval Souls on a Round Planet: The Trail Ahead for the World of the Savant; References; Appendix: Books About Savant Syndrome and Books By or About Specific Savants; Subject Index; Author Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789899703321 |
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Treffert Darold A
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| London ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Islands of genius : the bountiful mind of the autistic, acquired, and sudden savant / / Darold A. Treffert ; foreword by Daniel Tammet
| Islands of genius : the bountiful mind of the autistic, acquired, and sudden savant / / Darold A. Treffert ; foreword by Daniel Tammet |
| Autore | Treffert Darold A |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina |
153.9
616.89 |
| Soggetto topico |
Savant syndrome
Savants (Savant syndrome) |
| ISBN |
9786613363824
1-283-36382-8 0-85700-318-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FRONT COVER; Islands of GENIUS: The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant; Contents; Foreword by Daniel Tammet; Preface; Introduction: Sightseeing on an Incredible Journey; Part 1 The Mind of the Savant; 1 What We Do Know: A Rare but Remarkable Condition; 2 How Do They Do It? Some Earlier Theories from Heredity to Quantum Theory; 3 How Do They Do It? More Recent Findings: The Three "R's"-Rewiring, Recruitment, Release; 4 Genetic Memory: How Do We Know Things We Never Learned?; 5 More Medical Mysteries: Calendars, Cantors, Foreign Accents and Hypermnesia
Part 2 The World of the Savant 6 The Genius of Earlswood Asylum and Blind Tom: Some Early Savants; 7 Leslie and May: "Two Memorable People" with a contribution by Shirlee Monty, author of May's Boys; 8 Alonzo: "God Gives the Gift"; 9 George: "It's Fantastic I Can Do That!"; 10 Kim: "The Real Rain Man"; 11 Ellen: "With a Song In Her Heart"; 12 Tony: "Against All Odds"-Magna Cum Laude from Berklee; 13 Temple: "An Emergence Extraordinaire"; 14 Matt: "The Key of Genius"; 15 Flo and Kay: An Unforgettable "Two of a Kind"; 16 Daniel: "Numbers Are my Friends"; 17 Stephen: "A Rocket of Young Talent" 18 Ping Lian, Gregory, Richard, George, Jonathan and Some Others: Artwork of the Prodigious Savant 19 Raymond Babbitt in Rain Man: The World's Best Known Savant; Part 3 Significant New Dimensions to Savant Syndrome; 20 "Accidental Genius": The Acquired Savant; 21 "Sudden Genius": An Epiphany of Talent; 22 "Normal Genius": Dormant Skills Within Us All?; 23 Accessing the "Inner Savant" Within Us Al; 24 The Bountiful Brain: Half a Brain (or Less) May Be Enough; Part 4 Training the Talent: "I've Gota Son or Daughter Who..."; 25 Teaching Music to the Special Needs Client: A Music Therapist's Approach 26 "Training the Talent" in Art and Other Skills: An Educator's Approach 27 Teaching Autistic Numerical Savants: A Specific Approach that Worked; Part 5 Our Journey Has Just Begun; 28 New Tools and New Optimism: The Trail Ahead for the Mind of the Savant; 29 Oval Souls on a Round Planet: The Trail Ahead for the World of the Savant; References; Appendix: Books About Savant Syndrome and Books By or About Specific Savants; Subject Index; Author Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823389703321 |
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Treffert Darold A
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| London ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nadia revisited : a longitudinal study of an autistic savant / / Lorna Selfe
| Nadia revisited : a longitudinal study of an autistic savant / / Lorna Selfe |
| Autore | Selfe Lorna |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. : , : Psychology Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.85/882 |
| Soggetto topico |
Autism
Savant syndrome |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-78933-2
0-203-82576-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Nadia Revisited; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Nadia over 30 years; Structure of the book; New developments in understanding graphic representation and ASD; Problems with terminology and conceptualisation; Conventions in the book; 1. Nadia then and now; Nadia's development in early childhood; Original study; Nadia's development in late childhood; Nadia's life from the age of 19 years; Nadia in 2010; 2. Nadia's drawings; Drawings of animals; Drawings of humans; The decline in Nadia's talent; 3. Nadia and representational drawing
Modern theories of graphic representationDevelopmental progress in depiction; Drawing and ASD; Final words; 4. Nadia and autistic spectrum disorder; Introduction; The prevalence of ASD; The diagnosis and treatment of autism; Theories of autism; Conclusions; 5. Savant syndrome; Introduction; Characteristics of savant syndrome; Incidence of savant syndrome; Some problems of definition and reporting; The areas in which savants most frequently display extraordinary ability; Who are some of the most extraordinary savants?; Conclusion; 6. Theories of savant syndrome; How do they do it? Theories to account for savant syndromeCognitive theories of savant syndrome; Genetic and neurological theories; Theories specific to savants who are autistic; Conclusion; 7. Gifted children: precocious artists; Introduction; Examples of non-savant artistic prodigies; What can the drawings of gifted children inform us about the skills of savants?; Conclusions; 8. The challenge of Nadia; Overview; Theories: how they relate to Nadia; Nadia and modern theories of graphic representation; Towards a revised theory; More questions than answers; Final words: why did Nadia's skills wane?; References Subject index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461520503321 |
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Selfe Lorna
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| New York, N.Y. : , : Psychology Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nadia revisited : a longitudinal study of an autistic savant / / Lorna Selfe
| Nadia revisited : a longitudinal study of an autistic savant / / Lorna Selfe |
| Autore | Selfe Lorna |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. : , : Psychology Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.85/882 |
| Soggetto topico |
Autism
Savant syndrome |
| ISBN |
1-136-78932-4
1-136-78933-2 0-203-82576-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Nadia Revisited; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Nadia over 30 years; Structure of the book; New developments in understanding graphic representation and ASD; Problems with terminology and conceptualisation; Conventions in the book; 1. Nadia then and now; Nadia's development in early childhood; Original study; Nadia's development in late childhood; Nadia's life from the age of 19 years; Nadia in 2010; 2. Nadia's drawings; Drawings of animals; Drawings of humans; The decline in Nadia's talent; 3. Nadia and representational drawing
Modern theories of graphic representationDevelopmental progress in depiction; Drawing and ASD; Final words; 4. Nadia and autistic spectrum disorder; Introduction; The prevalence of ASD; The diagnosis and treatment of autism; Theories of autism; Conclusions; 5. Savant syndrome; Introduction; Characteristics of savant syndrome; Incidence of savant syndrome; Some problems of definition and reporting; The areas in which savants most frequently display extraordinary ability; Who are some of the most extraordinary savants?; Conclusion; 6. Theories of savant syndrome; How do they do it? Theories to account for savant syndromeCognitive theories of savant syndrome; Genetic and neurological theories; Theories specific to savants who are autistic; Conclusion; 7. Gifted children: precocious artists; Introduction; Examples of non-savant artistic prodigies; What can the drawings of gifted children inform us about the skills of savants?; Conclusions; 8. The challenge of Nadia; Overview; Theories: how they relate to Nadia; Nadia and modern theories of graphic representation; Towards a revised theory; More questions than answers; Final words: why did Nadia's skills wane?; References Subject index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789697203321 |
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Selfe Lorna
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| New York, N.Y. : , : Psychology Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nadia revisited : a longitudinal study of an autistic savant / / Lorna Selfe
| Nadia revisited : a longitudinal study of an autistic savant / / Lorna Selfe |
| Autore | Selfe Lorna |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. : , : Psychology Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.85/882 |
| Soggetto topico |
Autism
Savant syndrome |
| ISBN |
1-136-78932-4
1-136-78933-2 0-203-82576-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Nadia Revisited; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Nadia over 30 years; Structure of the book; New developments in understanding graphic representation and ASD; Problems with terminology and conceptualisation; Conventions in the book; 1. Nadia then and now; Nadia's development in early childhood; Original study; Nadia's development in late childhood; Nadia's life from the age of 19 years; Nadia in 2010; 2. Nadia's drawings; Drawings of animals; Drawings of humans; The decline in Nadia's talent; 3. Nadia and representational drawing
Modern theories of graphic representationDevelopmental progress in depiction; Drawing and ASD; Final words; 4. Nadia and autistic spectrum disorder; Introduction; The prevalence of ASD; The diagnosis and treatment of autism; Theories of autism; Conclusions; 5. Savant syndrome; Introduction; Characteristics of savant syndrome; Incidence of savant syndrome; Some problems of definition and reporting; The areas in which savants most frequently display extraordinary ability; Who are some of the most extraordinary savants?; Conclusion; 6. Theories of savant syndrome; How do they do it? Theories to account for savant syndromeCognitive theories of savant syndrome; Genetic and neurological theories; Theories specific to savants who are autistic; Conclusion; 7. Gifted children: precocious artists; Introduction; Examples of non-savant artistic prodigies; What can the drawings of gifted children inform us about the skills of savants?; Conclusions; 8. The challenge of Nadia; Overview; Theories: how they relate to Nadia; Nadia and modern theories of graphic representation; Towards a revised theory; More questions than answers; Final words: why did Nadia's skills wane?; References Subject index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822113103321 |
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Selfe Lorna
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| New York, N.Y. : , : Psychology Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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