Extraordinary People: Understanding "Idiot Savants"

by Darold A. Treffert

Book Overview

The world's foremost expert on the amazing phenomenon of the Savant Syndrome describes this exceedingly rare condition in which persons with severe mental handicaps have spectacular islands of genius which stand in stark contrast to their disabilities. LG Featured Alternate.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060159456
• ISBN13: 9780060159450
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.