savant syndrome

English

Noun

savant syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average.
    • 2008, Ana Maria Rodriguez, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Twenty-First Century Books, →ISBN, page 38:
      The savant syndrome is a very rare condition. Savants have a developmental disability, including autistic disorders, combined with brilliant talents or abilities.

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