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Mottron, L.; Lemmens, K.; Gagnon, L.; Seron, X. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006
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…
Descriptors: Autism, Intelligence Tests, Mental Disorders, Problem Solving