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The polyglot (language) savant – wisconsin medical society

By Darold Treffert, MD Most persons with savant syndrome have impoverished vocabulary skills in their fundamental disability, while musical, artistic, mathematical or mechanical skills flourish as particular islands of genius. Hardly ever however, within an already rare condition, spectacular language (polyglot) skills, surprisingly, represent the area of genius in stark contrast with other overall handicaps. …