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> [Savant syndrome, characteristically, consists of left hemisphere dysfunction coupled with right hemisphere emergence, and what you see in the savant are basically right brain skills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/savant-syndrome-characteristically-consists-of-left-hemisphere/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

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> [We have to be careful that we don't keep multiplying disorders and diluting them. I think there is a difference. People talk about Asperger's as high-functioning autism, which I think it is. But it does have some of its own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/we-have-to-be-careful-that-we-don-t-keep-multiplying-disorders-and/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

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## Other authors on Dysfunction

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eckhart-tolle-31242.jpg) Eckhart Tolle 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dysfunction/eckhart-tolle/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-david-w-earle-lpc-love-is-not-enough-10394.jpg) David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dysfunction/david-w-earle-lpc-love-is-not-enough/)

## More by Darold Treffert

> [The ways in which acquired savants show up are usually the same ways that congenital, or non-acquired, savant syndrome shows up. They tend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/the-ways-in-which-acquired-savants-show-up-are-usually-the-same-ways/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [Not only when one does meditation one is getting into a different realm, cognitively, but if you look at the imaging that's done on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/not-only-when-one-does-meditation-one-is-getting-into-a-different/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [When I met my first savant in 1962, I was impressed by the abilities in these youngsters who had severe disabilities. They appeared to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/when-i-met-my-first-savant-in-1962-i-was-impressed-by-the-abilities/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [I have a fairly strict definition of early infantile autism. That is not to say that people who don't meet that classic description don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/i-have-a-fairly-strict-definition-of-early-infantile-autism-that-is/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [What happens is most of us are so busy in our lives with our families and our vocation which we should be, but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/what-happens-is-most-of-us-are-so-busy-in-our-lives-with-our-families/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [With respect to why some acquired savants are musical, and some are good at the arts, and some are mathematical, why aren't they all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/with-respect-to-why-some-acquired-savants-are-musical-and-some-are/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [Savant syndrome and autism, I think, are not disorders of brain structure, but they're disorders of brain function.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/savant-syndrome-and-autism-i-think-are-not-disorders-of-brain/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [Savant syndrome, characteristically, consists of left hemisphere dysfunction coupled with right hemisphere emergence, and what you see in the savant are basically right brain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/savant-syndrome-characteristically-consists-of-left-hemisphere/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [I think one of the problems with the definition of autism is we keep expanding it. It started as "early infantile autism", and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/i-think-one-of-the-problems-with-the-definition-of-autism-is-we-keep/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names in research.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/the-beginning-of-wisdom-is-to-call-things-by-their-right-names-in/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [We should probably start searching around a little earlier in our lives for what I call parallel activities, because most of us get entrenched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/we-should-probably-start-searching-around-a-little-earlier-in-our/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [Sometimes along the way, when people are actively working, they will start to do a search for their roots and maybe get really interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/sometimes-along-the-way-when-people-are-actively-working-they-will/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [To some extent, we all have quirks or idiosyncrasies, and some geniuses, because of how bright they are and how focused they are, may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/to-some-extent-we-all-have-quirks-or-idiosyncrasies-and-some-geniuses/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [When we come to research, if we want to find out the cause of autism, we're going to have to be much more specific,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/when-we-come-to-research-if-we-want-to-find-out-the-cause-of-autism/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

> [When you first try to learn to ride a bike, you work very carefully at keeping your balance, and trying to keep one pedal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darold-treffert/when-you-first-try-to-learn-to-ride-a-bike-you-work-very-carefully-at/)

[Darold Treffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darold-treffert/)

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