Mottron L, Lemmens K, Gagnon L, Seron X
Psychiatry Department, Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies, H1E1A4, Montréal, Canada.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2006 Feb;36(2):239-47. doi: 10.1007/s10803-005-0059-9.
The possible use of a calendar algorithm was assessed in DBC, an autistic "savant" of normal measured intelligence. Testing of all the dates in a year revealed a random distribution of errors. Re-testing DBC on the same dates one year later shows that his errors were not stable across time. Finally, DBC was able to answer "reversed" questions that cannot be solved by a classical algorithm. These findings favor a non-algorithmic retrieval of calendar information. It is proposed that multidirectional, non-hierarchical retrieval of information, and solving problems in a non-algorithmic way, are involved in savant performances. The possible role of a functional rededication of low-level perceptual systems to the processing of symbolic information in savants is discussed.
对一名智力测量正常的自闭症“学者综合征患者”DBC进行了日历算法可能用途的评估。对一年中所有日期的测试显示错误呈随机分布。一年后在相同日期对DBC重新测试表明，他的错误随时间并不稳定。最后，DBC能够回答经典算法无法解决的“反向”问题。这些发现支持日历信息的非算法检索。有人提出，信息的多方向、非层次检索以及以非算法方式解决问题与学者综合征患者的表现有关。还讨论了低级感知系统功能重新用于处理学者综合征患者符号信息的可能作用。
