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Dowker, A., B. Hermelin and L. Pring. 1996. A savant poet. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation (IJLLT) 26 : 913–924. 12 pp.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Asperger syndrome | communication difficulties | neurology | poetic metaphor | savant | savant poet | social contact

Abstract

Our 1996 study was of a woman with a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome and severe social communication difficulties, who nevertheless wrote excellent poetry with appropriate use of metaphor. (FLN)