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"Readers will share the author's feelings of bewildered awe as they meet the 'extraordinary people' and the families who help these phenomenally gifted, but otherwise cruelly deprived, savants," reported PW. Author tour.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Readers will share the author's feelings of bewildered awe as they meet the 'extraordinary people' and the families who help these phenomenally gifted, but otherwise cruelly deprived, savants," reported PW. Author tour.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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For the first time in Extraordinary People, the psychiatrist who was a consultant to the movie Rain Man, collects the most fascinating cases of Savant Syndrome both in history and modern times.
Dr. Treffert documents the spectacular abilities—the islands of genius—in these remarkable persons, and describes as well the love, determination and dedication of their equally remarkable families, teachers and caretakers. He shares the observations of the far-reaching implications this astonishing condition has for understanding brain function and hidden potential in all of us.
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