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Meanings of savant syndrome in английском

русский
синдром саванта
португальский
síndrome de savant
испанский
sindrome del sabio
каталонский
síndrome de savant
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Psychological disorder that turns people to a megasavant, with a serious mental disorder.

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синдром саванта
Synonyms
Examples for "autistic savant"
Examples for "autistic savant"
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He also mentions alternative labels: talented imbecile, parament, talented ament, retarded savant, schizophrenic savant, autistic savant.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
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Hoffman's character in the 1988 film is an autistic savant with exceptional mental abilities but difficulty relating to other people.
Reuters
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THE popular 1988 film, Rain Man, stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic savant, and Tom Cruise as Hoffman's younger, materialistic and cynical brother.
The Irish Times
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He has written several definitive books on the topic, and was a consultant on the film Rain Man, featuring Dustin Hoffman as an autistic savant.
Radio NZ
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Shaking his head for focus, Hamish bent closer and repeated his question louder, interrupting Lacey's intense labor with the autistic savant and the Jamaican science-maestro.
Existence
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My freshman roommate was an idiot savant who smoked dope all day.
Caught
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For our purposes, Herlander Simões is something of an idiot savant.
Cauldron of Ghosts
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So he surrounded himself with sycophants, and the odd idiot savant.
The South African
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The idiot savant who made the best bread any of us had ever tasted.
Medium raw: a bloody valentine to the world of food and the peop...
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He's more of idiot savant than a straight up idiot.
Reuters
Usage of savant syndrome in английском
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People with savant syndrome may have neurodevelopmental disorders, notably autism spectrum disorders, or brain injuries.
The South African
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Dustin Hoffman gave a good impression of the savant syndrome in the 1988 film Rain Man.
The Irish Times
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The savant syndrome is the term now used for a condition originally called the idiot savant syndrome.
The Irish Times
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Jason Padgett has acquired savant syndrome - he became a mathematical genius after a vicious assault 12 years ago.
Radio NZ
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Widener has " savant syndrome", the general term for people who have high-functioning abilities coexisting with autism spectrum disorders.
The Guardian
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Psychiatrist Darold Treffert who has spent 5 decades studying people with savant syndrome, and says there may be a buried prodigy in all of us.
Radio NZ
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Most people have heard of savant syndrome, first described in 1887, whereby a person is naturally endowed from early life with remarkable skills in mu(...)
The Irish Times
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John Langdon Down (1828-1896) was the first to describe the savant syndrome (he is also known for his description of Down syndrome).
The Irish Times