Bright Splinters of the Mind [[electronic resource] ] : A Personal Story of Research with Autistics Savant/ / Beate Hermelin |
Autore | Hermelin Beate |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, GBR, : Jessica Kingsley Publisher, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.89/82 |
Soggetto topico |
MEDICAL
Autism - Research Savants (Savant syndrome) Autistic children Internal Medicine Mental Processes Aptitude Autistic Disorder Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Psychology, Educational Psychological Phenomena and Processes Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood Psychiatry and Psychology Psychology, Applied Mental Disorders Psychiatric Disorders, Individual Psychiatry Health & Biological Sciences |
ISBN | 1-84642-701-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449840403321 |
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Bright Splinters of the Mind [[electronic resource] ] : A Personal Story of Research with Autistics Savant/ / Beate Hermelin |
Autore | Hermelin Beate |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, GBR, : Jessica Kingsley Publisher, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.89/82 |
Soggetto topico |
MEDICAL
Autism - Research Savants (Savant syndrome) Autistic children Internal Medicine Mental Processes Aptitude Autistic Disorder Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Psychology, Educational Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood Psychology, Applied Mental Disorders Psychiatric Disorders, Individual Psychiatry Health & Biological Sciences |
ISBN | 1-84642-701-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777380503321 |
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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 |
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 | ||
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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 |
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 |
Treffert Darold A
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London ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley, 2010 | ||
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