Adam Ockelford is Professor of Music and Director of the Applied Music Research Centre at the University of Roehampton, London, UK. He has an international reputation as a teacher, researcher and writer in the field of autism and special musical abilities. His TED talk with his long-term protégé, musical savant Derek Paravicini, can be found at https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_paravicini_and_adam_ockelford_in_the_key_of_genius