Twenty-five-year-old Alexandra has an intellectual disability and can neither read nor write. However, after hearing lengthy, unfamiliar, and complex musical selections just once, she can reproduce them precisely on the piano. It is likely that Alexandra is

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Alexandra's ability to reproduce complex musical selections after hearing them only once is indicative of savant syndrome, a rare condition in which a person with developmental disability demonstrates exceptional abilities in a specific area such as music, art or mathematics. Her inability to read and write does not necessarily indicate high levels of intelligence, and there is no evidence to suggest that she has above average divergent thinking or emotional intelligence.

Twenty-Five-Year-Old Alexandra Has an Intellectual Disability and Can Neither Read