Thank you! I'm always fascintated by child prodigies, those kids who end up getting phds at the age of 18. They often don't speak normally, and go from total silence to full sentances with no in-between stage.
I really ought to rent that Jodi Foster movie. I never got a chance to see it.
The story is really, really neat. I love the detail. I like short stories that leave me wanting to know more about the characters. This one did.
It's interesting, I didn't interpret your story as "child prodigy". I interpreted it as "autistic". My understanding is that not speaking until later and then speaking in full sentences is more often a sign of a mental handicap, not a prodigy. (My brother, with an IQ of 60, started with full sentences after the age of 2. That was what made me read about it.)
And if by Jodie Foster movie you mean "Little Man Tate", you should see it. It's really good. And a really good story about a woman with a prodigy child who just wants to help him be normal, which is something I really appreciate. My poor mom, with one child with serious mental handicap issues and one child trying to push the boundaries on every test that came her way, worked her ass off to establish some "normal" for both of us. And I'm grateful that she did.
It's interesting, I didn't interpret your story as "child prodigy". I interpreted it as "autistic".
That's totally fine too :)
I've read of both things happening, some prodidgies don't speak though they understand, simply because they aren't interested in speaking. It can be similar to autism.
There are a lot of exceptional minds masked by various disorders. My mom has a million and one stories from her years teaching special ed.
That gave me the creeps, in a good way. That mother would have been so, so worried! I want to read the story where he grows up happy in spite of his genius.
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I really ought to rent that Jodi Foster movie. I never got a chance to see it.
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It's interesting, I didn't interpret your story as "child prodigy". I interpreted it as "autistic". My understanding is that not speaking until later and then speaking in full sentences is more often a sign of a mental handicap, not a prodigy. (My brother, with an IQ of 60, started with full sentences after the age of 2. That was what made me read about it.)
And if by Jodie Foster movie you mean "Little Man Tate", you should see it. It's really good. And a really good story about a woman with a prodigy child who just wants to help him be normal, which is something I really appreciate. My poor mom, with one child with serious mental handicap issues and one child trying to push the boundaries on every test that came her way, worked her ass off to establish some "normal" for both of us. And I'm grateful that she did.
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That's totally fine too :)
I've read of both things happening, some prodidgies don't speak though they understand, simply because they aren't interested in speaking. It can be similar to autism.
There are a lot of exceptional minds masked by various disorders. My mom has a million and one stories from her years teaching special ed.
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*blush*
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