E.g., hyperlexia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlexia> and Jake: Math prodigy proud of his autism <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR36jrx_L44> --rwg (NOT a fan of 60 Minutes) -------- On Monday 26 March 2012 20:19:52 Warren Smith wrote:

Supposedly, Asperger syndrome (which allegedly no longer "exists," having been merged into the "Autism spectrum"), is linked to "mathematical talent."

I thought that was already pretty much the conventional wisdom. -- g[areth]