André Is Blind,has an Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Multiple Choice

André is blind,has an intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder.But he can play extremely complicated musical pieces on the piano after hearing them only once.Even though he has no formal musical training and cannot read sheet music,once he has heard a song he plays it as if he has been playing it his entire life.André is best described as suffering from ________.

• A)savant syndrome
• B)Wernicke's syndrome
• C)idiopathic autism
• D)Stockholm syndrome

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Cash Equivalents

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