personne atteinte du syndrome du savant

OBS: À la fin du XIXe et au début du XXe siècle, «idiot» était un terme scientifique acceptable pour qualifier une personne dont le QI [quotient intellectuel] était inférieur à 20. Le terme de «savant idiot» fut plus tard considéré comme inapproprié [...]

CONT: ... a person with savant syndrome has ""islands of genius"" within his or her intellectual abilities, where a specific ability or subject is understood to a near-perfect level, while other abilities seem to be impaired.
OBS: Individuals with savant syndrome were historically referred to with the term ""idiot savant,"" but negative connotations of the term ""idiot"" resulted in its abandonment ...