I, Idiot Savant

Are all artists idiot savants of one degree or another?
Egos
Passion
Manic/Depressive
Hypnotic concentration
Intense focus that comes in waves

I read somewhere that a symptom of autism is walking on ones toes.
I did that as a child.
We are always two. There is never such a focus of spirit that elements of yin or yang don't surface from time to time.
But artists...are they more sensitive or are the swings between yin and yang that much greater?
Is it a treatable disease?

Will the treatment enhance or diminish the talent?
I know some who believe the treatment of the tortured soul will take energy away from the talent.
I find the opposite to be true...when happy, there is more energy. Creative juice abounds. Desire returns and the classic blues fade.
Was Van Gogh a Delta or Chicago Blues player? He reveled in his pain and did nothing to alleviate it.
His only outlet, the canvas.
He needed an audience to satisfy his need for basic human contact.

The trouble is that history tends to paint the tortured soul as the brightly burning star.
Hendrix, Joplin, Mozart, Morrison, Van Gogh, Lennon.

Time for a well adjusted one.
Anyone have a suggestion?