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Is talent in autism spectrum disorders associated with a specific cognitive and behavioural phenotype?
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Dec 2012
Bennett Emily, Heaton Pamela
Abstract excerpt
Parents of 125 children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders completed a newly developed questionnaire aimed at identifying cognitive and behavioural characteristics associated with savant skills in this group. Factors distinguishing skilled individuals were then further investigated in case studies of three individuals with exceptional skills for music, art and mathematics. The findings...
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