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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 282217" data-attributes="member: 192438">A very interesting topic!Traditionally, people who may be in some degree autistic - but also have &quot;special skills&quot; - have been called &quot;idiot savants&quot;, a good descriptive term (if slightly insulting!).<a href="http://www.idiotsavant.com/about.htm" target="_blank">http://www.idiotsavant.com/about.htm</a> .Particularly interesting is &quot;lightning calculators&quot;, since the human brain is most certainly NOT wired for arithmetic, most of us can't do such quick calculations!<a href="http://www.centreforthemind.com/publications/IntegerArithmetic.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.centreforthemind.com/publications/IntegerArithmetic.cfm</a> .On which subject, Trachtenberg speed maths is quite interesting, as it allows normal people - with practise! - to do mental artithmetic very quickly. Maybe savants do something similar?<a href="http://www.vedicmaths.org/Other%20Material/Trachtenberg.asp" target="_blank">http://www.vedicmaths.org/Other Material/Trachtenberg.asp</a> (4 links, the bottom 2 links give principles and examples!).(If you're serious about learning Trachtenberg, it's best to buy the book!).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spiney, post: 282217, member: 192438"] A very interesting topic! Traditionally, people who may be in some degree autistic - but also have "special skills" - have been called "idiot savants", a good descriptive term (if slightly insulting!). [URL]http://www.idiotsavant.com/about.htm[/URL] . Particularly interesting is "lightning calculators", since the human brain is most certainly NOT wired for arithmetic, most of us can't do such quick calculations! [URL]http://www.centreforthemind.com/publications/IntegerArithmetic.cfm[/URL] . On which subject, Trachtenberg speed maths is quite interesting, as it allows normal people - with practise! - to do mental artithmetic very quickly. Maybe savants do something similar? [url]http://www.vedicmaths.org/Other%20Material/Trachtenberg.asp[/url] (4 links, the bottom 2 links give principles and examples!). (If you're serious about learning Trachtenberg, it's best to buy the book!). [/QUOTE]

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