Editing Intellectual giftedness (section)

== Savantism ==
[[Savantism|Savant]]s are individuals who perform exceptionally in a single field of learning. More often, the terms ''savant'' and ''savantism'' describe people with a competence level in a single field of learning well beyond what is considered normal, even among the gifted community. Such individuals are alternatively termed ''idiot savants ─'' a term that has been mentioned as early as the eighteenth century.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Weiner|first1=Irving B.|title=The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology|last2=Craighead|first2=W. Edward|date=2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-17024-3|location=Hoboken, NJ|pages=1497}}</ref> ''[[Autistic savant]]ism'' refers to the exceptional abilities occasionally exhibited by people with [[autism]] or other [[pervasive developmental disorder]]s. These abilities often come with below-age-level functioning in most, if not all areas of skilled performance.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Bellack|first1=Alan S.|title=International Handbook of Behavior Modification and Therapy: Second Edition|last2=Hersen|first2=Michel|last3=Kazdin|first3=Alan E.|date=2012|publisher=Plenum Press|isbn=978-1-4613-0523-1|location=New York|pages=766}}</ref> The term was introduced in a 1978 article in ''[[Psychology Today]]'' describing this condition. It is also proposed that there are savants with normal or superior IQ such as those with [[Asperger syndrome]], who demonstrate special abilities involving numbers, mathematics, mechanical, and spatial skills.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Casanova|first1=Emily L.|title=Defining Autism: A Guide to Brain, Biology, and Behavior|last2=Casanova|first2=Manuel|date=2018|publisher=Jessica Kingsley Publishers|isbn=9781785927225|location=London|pages=178}}</ref>