Thristan mendoza biography

Musical artist

Thristan Mendoza (born 1989) is a Filipinoautistic savant and marimba prodigy.

Early life

Thristan "Tum-Tum" Mendoza was born 1989 in Quezon City, Philippines. He has three siblings, Rainier, Victoria Angela, Victorina Francesca.

Musical prodigy

He was enrolled at the Philippine Montessori Center and was diagnosed as autistic at the age of two and a half. During the same year, he began to play music.

Further studies

In 1997 when he was 8, the University of the Philippines presented him as a gifted child prodigy.

He is now a college student majoring in percussion.

References

Further reading

• Bouy, Janet (December 1, 2001). "Keyed up: Thristan Mendoza, 12 Quezon City, Philippines. (Kids Did It!)". National Geographic World.

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Thristan Mendoza (born 1989) is a Filipino autistic savant and marimba prodigy. Nicknamed "Tum-Tum" Mendoza, he was born in 1989 in Quezon City, Philippines. He was diagnosed with autism at age 2½ With inborn perfect pitch, he learned to play the marimba at age 5. He also proved to be good at mathematics, and whilst at the O.B. Montessori Centre excelled in the Japanese Kumon method of mathematics.

Even very early in his life he had proved to be a bit special. Since he could already read and write, Tum-Tum was enrolled at the Philippine Montessori centre at age 2 1/2. However because he was not mingling with the other children but would only play by himself, with no eye contact, and also showed significant hyperactivity, the school suggested a psychological assessment and a diagnosis of autism was made. His mother has said:

"The signs suddenly fell into place. He hated video lights and any form of the shade of red. He could not tolerate the sound of electric drills and food grinders. A loner, he needed a lot of prodding bef

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