savant syndrome

English

Noun

savant syndrome (uncountable)

1. A rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average.
   • 2008, Ana Maria Rodriguez, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Twenty-First Century Books, →ISBN, page 38:

     The savant syndrome is a very rare condition. Savants have a developmental disability, including autistic disorders, combined with brilliant talents or abilities.

Further reading

• savant syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia