I think one of the problems with the definition of autism is we keep expanding it. It started as "early infantile autism", and then it became "autism", and now it's "autism spectrum disorder". I'm not opposed to that from the… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
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… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
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… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
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… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
When I met my first savant in 1962, I was impressed by the abilities in these youngsters who had severe disabilities. They appeared to… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
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… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
What happens is most of us are so busy in our lives with our families and our vocation which we should be, but we… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
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… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
Savant syndrome and autism, I think, are not disorders of brain structure, but they're disorders of brain function. — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
Savant syndrome, characteristically, consists of left hemisphere dysfunction coupled with right hemisphere emergence, and what you see in the savant are basically right brain… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
I think one of the problems with the definition of autism is we keep expanding it. It started as "early infantile autism", and then… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names in research. — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
We should probably start searching around a little earlier in our lives for what I call parallel activities, because most of us get entrenched… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
Sometimes along the way, when people are actively working, they will start to do a search for their roots and maybe get really interested… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
To some extent, we all have quirks or idiosyncrasies, and some geniuses, because of how bright they are and how focused they are, may… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
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,… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
When you first try to learn to ride a bike, you work very carefully at keeping your balance, and trying to keep one pedal… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
