SSM Health Matters Blog
What is a sensory diet?
A sensory diet is a specifically-designed activity plan that helps to provide the right amount of sensory input to help children stay energized, focused, organized and regulated throughout the day.
Celebrating One Year at the Center for Specialized Medicine
The Center for Specialized Medicine (CSM) at the new SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital is just days away from reaching its first anniversary.
The Application of Savant and Splinter Skills in the Autistic Population Through an Educational Curriculum
Among the underserved minority of gifted children with disabilities are a group of children referred to as autistic savants.
The Polyglot (Language) Savant
Most persons with savant syndrome have impoverished language skills as part of their basic disability, while musical, artistic, mathematical or mechanical skills flourish as particular islands of genius.
Hyperlexia
Hyperlexia— precocious reading ability in very young children—can present itself in several ways.
Prodigy and Savant Syndrome
Questions are raised continually as to what are the differences in brain mechanisms, if any, between (a) prodigies with certain musical or mathematical skills, for example; (b) persons with savant syndrome with similar skills and abilities and (c) the rest of us who function quite normally overall but lack some spectacular area of expertise.