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Comments on the Misuse of Terminology in Savant Research: It is not the Sieve of Eratosthenes

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  1. Department of Educational Psychology, Waseda University, 169-8050, Tokyo, Japan

    Makoto Yamaguchi

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Author Note: This research was funded by Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows14-3153.

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Yamaguchi, M. Comments on the Misuse of Terminology in Savant Research: It is not the Sieve of Eratosthenes. J Autism Dev Disord 35, 875–876 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-005-0034-5

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