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Add one. Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server Configure custom proxy use this if your affiliation does not provide a proxy. Configure custom resolver. Autism: Mind and Brain. Oxford University Press. Anne E. Identifying Neurocognitive Phenotypes in Autism. Autism and Movement Disturbance. Timothy M. Theory of Mind in Autism, Schizophrenia, and in-Between.

In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript. We tend to see only the whole — it takes insights from abnormal minds to appreciate how the brain assembles the parts.

So could studies of autism reveal insights into creativity? It seems unlikely. The classical portrait of autism includes low intelligence, significant learning disabilities, memory by rote, literalness and a rigid insistence on sameness.

Even autistic savants, known for their extraordinary mental feats, are not creative. Rather, they adopt a form of mimicry, probably due to privileged access to non-conscious processes.

Beate Hermelin, an expert on autism, says that no savant will discover a new mathematical theorem, initiate a novel stylistic movement, or render a revealing interpretation of a Beethoven piano sonata.

But as these two superb new books demonstrate, our view of autism is radically transforming. It now embraces the classical picture of severe mental impairment at one end of the spectrum and possibly Nobel-prizewinning creative genius at the other.

Both extremes have in common certain core autistic features, such as preoccupation with detail, obsessional interests and difficulties in understanding another person's perspective. Michael Fitzgerald, author of Autism and Creativity , says that some aspects of high-functioning autism and Asperger's syndrome enhance creativity.

Yeats, and politicians Keith Joseph and Eamon de Valera. Apparently Hitler too had autistic traits. Fitzgerald's thesis is not new. Asperger even noted that the autistic mind is an extreme variant of male intelligence. Despite these earlier revelations, Fitzgerald's tantalizing book is a must read, as are Simon Baron-Cohen's brilliant contributions to this area, such as The Essential Difference Perseus, Brianna Heath, Ph. Toggle navigation. Autism Center of Excellence.

Our Cores. Abstract Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication as well as repetitive behaviours and restricted interests. Publication types Research Support, Non-U. Gov't Review.