An analysis of calendar performance in two autistic calendar savants

An analysis of calendar performance in two autistic calendar savants.

We acquired large data sets of calendar performance from two autistic calendar savants, DG and RN. An analysis of their errors and reaction times revealed that (1) both individuals had knowledge of calendar information from a limited range of years; (2) there was no evidence for the use of memorized anchor dates that could, by virtue of counting away from the anchors, allow correct responses to...

Are Animals Autistic Savants?

S imilarities in behaviour between autistic savants and animals have been suggested, most notably by Temple Grandin [1] in her book Animals in Translation (2005), and this theory seems to have gained some consensus among other neuroscientists who are not specialists in animal cognition. Here we aim to discuss two specific parallels between the behavioural characteristics of animals and those of...

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Human Genomics and Genetics KEY — Genome sequence variation and the inherited basis of common disease and complex traits, January 8–13

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