
Can Synesthesia in Autism Lead to Savantism?
Daniel Tammet has memorized Pi to the 22,514th digit. He speaks ten different languages, including one of his own invention, and he can multiply enormous sums in his head within a matter of seconds...
Dana Smith is a science writer and PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge, researching drug addiction. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Atlantic and The Psychologist. She blogs at Brain Study and for the Nature Education site Scitable: Mind Read. Follow Dana Smith on Twitter @smithdanag
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