Kim Peek,who Died in 2009,was the Model for Dustin Hoffman's

question 123

Multiple Choice

Kim Peek,who died in 2009,was the model for Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie Rain Man.Although Kim had difficulty with abstract thinking and tests of general intelligence,he exhibited exceptional mental abilitiy in memorizing books,zip codes,and classical music.Kim Peek had what is known as

• A) gifted autism.
• B) savant syndrome.
• C) Turner's syndrome.
• D) a schizotypal personality.

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