De Marco, M., Iavarone, A., Santoro, G. et al. (1 more author) (2015) Brief Report: Two Day-Date Processing Methods in an Autistic Savant Calendar Calculator. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 1 - 7. ISSN 0162-3257
Abstract
Special ability in computing the day of week for given dates was observed in a 24 year-old male (FB) diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. FB performed almost flawlessly (98.2 %) both with past and future dates, over a span of 40 years. Response latency was slower as temporal remoteness of future dates increased. Within the future timespan, FB’s performance was consistent with the active use of calendar regularities. On the contrary, within the past timespan (for which no remoteness effect was seen), his performance was mainly linked to memory retrieval of personal events. The case presented here complements the existent literature on calendar calculators, as, for first time, two distinct day-date processing styles are described in the same individual.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Springer Verlag. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Asperger; Autism; Calendrical calculation; Memory; Algorithm |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) > Department of Neuroscience (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2015 14:49 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2016 01:25 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2626-z |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10803-015-2626-z |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91041 |