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Tyrel was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and has an iq below 70. despite this, he can remember the name of every all-star baseball player for the past 30 years and can tell which day of the week december 3, 1908, fell on. tyrel's behavior illustrates ____.​

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the term autistic savant

Step-by-step explanation:

autistic savant refers to a neurodevelopmental disorder that make the victims able to perform one certain type of mental skill exceptionally well but fail to meet the normal standard when doing the other form of mental skills. (this is why Tyler can have extremely strong memory but might be impaired in things such as analytics or recognition). Autistic savant made up more than 50% from the total cases of autism.

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