Are Animals Autistic Savants?

Similarities in behaviour between autistic savants and animals have been suggested, most notably by Temple Grandin in her book 'Animals in Translation' (2005), and this theory seems to have gained some consensus among other neuroscientists who are not specialists in animal cognition. Here we aim to discuss two specific parallels between the behavioural characteristics of animals and those of autistic savants that have been raised in relation to Grandin's book. Autistic savants show extraordinary skills, particularly in music, mathematics, and drawing.