One of my students made a DVD of this young man's appearance on 60 Minutes. it's now on youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbASOcqc1Ss
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Jim Matiya <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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<http://www.teaching-point.net/> > > > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:04:37 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [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. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [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]) > > -- "We will not learn how to live in peace by killing each other's children." - Jimmy Carter "Are our children more precious than theirs?" --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
