According to
the research, individuals with autism particularly children display a wide
range of intellectual abilities. And I have proven that because my child shows
strong memory skills. He has Asperger's Syndrome Disorder but he has intelligence in
the normal range.
But let’s talk
about other people with Autism who show exceptional talents despite their functional
disabilities. Along with the difficulties, autism brings individual strengths
with special abilities. Those abilities include strong memory skills,
math skills, creative thinking skills, musical ability, artistic ability and some
others. Many individuals with Autism show special talents in a specific area of
interest such as artistic abilities, musical abilities, excellent calculation, etc.
But let me
inform you that not all individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) just focused in a specific area of
interest. There are few or at least 10
percent (10%) of individuals with Autism have been reported to show savant
abilities in music, drawing, etc.
What is savant, anyway? Well, it is a rare condition in which individuals with developmental disorders including
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have one or more areas of expertise, ability or intelligence. They can
memorize all the capitals of the world, reading fluently, dismantling and
reassembling electronic gadgets or machines or they may be a computer wizard.
They may also perform well in examinations that involve
visual-spatial abilities. They are good in fixing jigsaw puzzles and understanding
abstract ideas and proven that they have an excellent rote memory. These are just
some examples of the amazing talents that have been observed in individuals
with Autism.
Please don’t underestimate persons with Autism because they might be talented and intelligent than YOU!
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