In trying to get real facts about a brilliant mind. From the very archives that store all Einsteins documents.... Trying to say that Einstein did NOT have autistic behaviour. Einstein himself told his biographer, Carl Seelig, that “my parents were worried because I started to talk comparatively late, and they consulted a doctor because of it.” It brings up that Einstein said something about a toy not having wheels at 2 1/2 years like this is absolute proof that Einstein was talking fluently then. As a parent of a partially verbal 3 1/2 year old I can say it was just one sentence.....and what do many children on the spectrum love? - spinning and wheels. As a matter of fact, the boy was, and remained, a reluctant talker for quite some years, and, until the age of about seven, used to repeat his sentences to himself softly, a habit which contributed to the impression he might be somewhat dull. - you could easily compare this with echolalia and partially verbal. Albert did not take the same interest in all subjects, but did advance well in general; in particular he advanced in subjects he favored even doing so far beyond his age. Both Maja and Talmey describe a boy who took little interest in boisterous games and, in general, in his peers, a boy who would concentrate patiently on elaborate constructions with building blocks or playing cards, delve into books and tricky arithmetic problems or play the violin. A sort of glass pane, as he called it many years later, separated him from his fellow human beings. Had such social phobia then been classified as a personality disorder, and had his parents and doctors felt the need to ‘heal’ the boy by making him conform to some norm, Albert might not have become Einstein. Music was the portal into the place where Einstein sealed his emotions in order to avoid dealing with interpersonal relationships. ....a high-functioning member of his society, he nevertheless displayed some peculiarities that did not really fit in. Such peculiarities, however, were tolerated by his fellow men, even considered irrelevant, and not abnormal, thus not pathological, thus not in need of a cure. - I very much agree with the not in need of a cure. And the sad thing is the author of this piece calls autism deviant. Reference - albert-einstein.org/article_handicap.html I am very glad Einstein did not bump into Dr Kanner or Dr Asperger, who even with very positive things to say about their patients were still pulling them out of what is considered normal. I hope it helps some of these newer (and older parents) to find some similarity with a historically brilliant mind and some very real connection to their own children. I personally feel that if more people can get over this fantasy of normal they will see more potential for their children.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 01:21:07 +0000
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