Date of Award
5-2016
Culminating Project Type
Starred Paper
Degree Name
Special Education: M.S.
Department
Special Education
College
School of Education
First Advisor
Kyounghee Seo
Second Advisor
Mary Beth Noll
Third Advisor
Jane Minnema
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
Savant, autism, artistic savant skill, musical savant skill, numeracy savant skill, autistic savant syndrome
Abstract
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder featured by impaired social skills, communication abilities, restricted activities and repetitive behavior (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Among the individuals with autism, it is approximately estimated that 10% have autistic savant skills. The most common domains of savant skill are musical, numeracy, and artistic savant skill. After giving a basic overview of autism and savant syndrome, this starred paper reviewed studies of those three areas of savant skills. The purpose of this literature review is to investigate what research has been conducted to evaluate the performance of individuals with musical/numeracy/artistic savant skills. Theoretical Background of savant syndrome and the importance of studying are also discussed. Finally, the conclusions and recommendations for future research are given.
Recommended Citation
Jeon, Yoora, "Savant Syndrome: A Review of Research Findings" (2016). Culminating Projects in Special Education. 25.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/sped_etds/25
