In his article Is There A Little Rain Man In Each Of Us?, Darold Treffert, MD asks if it is possible “to tap and use those still existent, but less frequently used, capacities and circuits, with some of their savant-like characteristics, in those of us more wedded to left brain capacity and higher level memory?”
He [...]
Entries from October 2007
Psychiatrist Darold Treffert on savants and hidden potential
Difference is not deficit
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this something, at whatever cost, must be attained.” Marie Curie
In her article Discovering the Gifted Ex-Child, Stephanie S. Tolan talks about [...]
Kenneth Christian, Ph.D. on living up to the “gifted” label - or not
In his book “Your Own Worst Enemy..”, psychologist Kenneth W. Christian, PhD delineates some of the most prominent patterns of thinking and behavior he has found that may lead to undermining and underachievement as adults.
He notes, “Without explicit demands and support, being labeled ‘bright’ or ‘gifted’ is akin to being conferred an aristocratic lineage — [...]
Dysfunctions versus aptitudes
“Much madness is divinest sense”
Emily Dickinson
[Photo: Tom Hulce as Mozart in Amadeus (1984)]
What is labeled mental disorder may really be an asset.
In her article “Wild Child,” Joanne Barrie Lynn, whose son has been diagnosed with Tourette’s and autism, notes that some researchers “believe there is evidence Mozart was a classic example of someone with Tourette [...]
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