SAVANT SYNDROME

Savant syndrome is a rare but extraordinary condition in which persons with serious mental disabilities,including autistic disorder, asperger's syndrome, have some "island of genius" which stands in marked, incongruous contrast to overall handicap.

       Patients with such condition are extremely tallented in music, drawing, painting, calculating and 3D constructing model.As an example Stephen Wiltshire is a British architectural artist with this syndrome of Savant.He manage to draw a precise map of London after just one fly over the city.Many people called Savants geniuses and they are partically right.People with this syndrome have real tallents in some fields.

Treatments:-A review of occupational therapy treatment over a period of 18 years in a case of savant syndrome was documented, demonstrating satisfactory outcome through creative techniques, memory training and to a certain extent, in social skills training, and non productive results in neurodevelopmental approaches and vocational.