摘要：Research on savant syndrome is fascinating. Some otherwise retarded individuals, often autistic people, show extraordinary feats; e.g., music, calculation, and drawing. Unfortunately, many reports on savant syndrome lack rigor, and some were even questioned about their credibility. I pointed out such flaws before (Yamaguchi, 2005; 2007; 2009), thus there is no need to repeat them here.
Pointing out flaws in other researchers’ reports is not pleasant at all. Unfortunately, however, without doing it, wrong facts are continuously read and cited by researchers, which is also impermissible. These criticisms should not be interpreted as personal attacks. Their errors should simply be corrected, and their lack of accurate knowledge in a certain filed does not devalue their other lines of works. However, also note that some scientists may say it is unethical to copy others’ text without understanding it.
