Darold Treffert
Encyclopedia
Darold A. Treffert is a psychiatrist who specializes in the epidemiology
of autism spectrum disorders
. He has also conducted research on savant syndrome
. He is a Clinical Professor at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and holds a position at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
of autism spectrum disorders
Autism spectrum
The term "autism spectrum" is often used to describe disorders that are currently classified as pervasive developmental disorders. Pervasive developmental disorders include autism, Asperger syndrome, Childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise...
. He has also conducted research on savant syndrome
Savant syndrome
Savant syndrome , sometimes referred to as savantism, is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of expertise, ability, or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual's overall limitations...
. He is a Clinical Professor at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and holds a position at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for bottom of the lake, for it is located at the bottom of Lake Winnebago. The population was 42,203 at the 2000 census...
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Publications
- Extraordinary People: Understanding Savant Syndrome, iUniverse.com, 2000. ISBN 059509239X
- Islands of Genius: The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010. ISBN 1849058105
- Mellowing - Lessons from Listening (self-published)
- The savant syndrome: an extraordinary condition. A synopsis: past, present, future., Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 2009. PMID: 19528017
- Dr. Down and 'developmental disorders, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2006. PMID: 16960762