Thristan Mendoza
Thristan Mendoza | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989 (age 34–35) Quezon City, Philippines |
| Occupation | Instrumentalist |
| Instrument | Marimba |
Thristan Mendoza (born 1989) is a Filipino autistic savant and marimba prodigy.
Early life
[edit]Thristan "Tum-Tum" Mendoza was born 1989 in Quezon City, Philippines. He has three siblings, Rainier, Victoria Angela, Victorina Francesca.
Musical prodigy
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Darold Treffert. "Thristan "Tum-Tum" Mendoza – a child prodigy marimbist with autism from the Philippines". Wisconsin Medical Society. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
Further reading
[edit]- Bouy, Janet (December 1, 2001). "Keyed up: Thristan Mendoza, 12 Quezon City, Philippines. (Kids Did It!)". National Geographic World.