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132 sats \ 4 replies \ @Jer 11 Jul \ on: Have you ever know a wunderkind? AskSN
My son, to an extent.
24 now, he started reading well before he was 3. Still the fastest reader I have ever met and although he does not have eidetic memory, he has the best recall I have ever come across.
I remember all he wanted for his 5th Birthday was the Ontario Building Code, which he read and can still cite with great accuracy to this day.
I gave him a copy of Broken Money for Christmas when it came out and he read it while the rest of us were opening presents and having coffee in about 90 minutes which is about one page every 10 seconds or so. I’ve never asked him but I’m sure there are weeks where he has read 40+ books.
It’s actually really annoying haha.
This is fascinating. Was it hard to keep him mentally stimulated? did he ever struggle with being the smartest kid all the time?
I imagine it must feel a bit lonely being vastly smarter than most
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I wouldn't say it was hard to keep him stimulated at home but he had challenges for the first couple years of school, including expulsion in Jr. Kindergarten.
It is heart-wrenching how lonely his life is but I think it is a hangup his mom and I have. He is very happy, has a great job, just no social life by choice. He has debilitating anxiety when it comes to meeting new people. Once he let's his guard down, like at work, he is fine. I know the owner of the company he works for and they love him.
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i didn't know it was possible to get expelled from kindergarten lol, it's almost a badge of honor. reminds me of how Einstein was branded stupid by his teachers.
glad to hear to he's grown up and doing great though, it seems like social anxiety is a big issue among a lot of younger people now , imagine it's extra hard with a genius iq