Mahmoud is blind and suffers from autism and intellectual disability. He can play extremely complicated musical pieces on the piano, however, after hearing them only once, even though he has no formal musical training. Mahmoud is best described as having __________.
A. savant syndrome
B. Wernicke's syndrome
C. idiopathic autism
D. Turner syndrome
Answer: A
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