Dr Darold Treffert has worked with him as well. here is Dr. Treffert's link, http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/ JIm Jim Matiya Florida Gulf Coast University [email protected] Contributor, for Karen Huffman's Psychology in Action, Video Guest Lecturettes John Wiley and Sons. Using David Myers' texts for AP Psychology? Go to http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/cppsych/ High School Psychology and Advanced Psychology Graphic Organizers, Pacing Guides, and Daily Lesson Plans archived at www.Teaching-Point.net
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:04:37 -0500From: [email protected]: [email protected]: [tips] The Boy With The Incredible Brain See this film about a "savant" in England who can recite pi to 22,500 places, do extraordinary math problems in his head, and learn new languages in about a week. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4913196365903075662 He has Asperger's, but unlike most savants, he is quite high functioning interpersonally.There is more information about him here: http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2009/01/inside_the_mind_of_a.html Chris -- Christopher D. GreenDepartment of PsychologyYork UniversityToronto, ON M3J 1P3Canada 416-736-2100 ex. [email protected]http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ==========================---To make changes to your subscription contact:Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
