[Politicalmom]

My son is a math and computer whiz, and he loves science as well. He knew all of his letters and numbers by sight at 18 months.

He has sensory problems, and I didn't figure out what the problem was until he was in kindergarten. I was a teacher, and they never taught me about this. I thought I was nuts, because I KNEW there was something "not right" about him.

He has been SO hard to deal with, but he had over a year of occupational therapy, and he is much better than he used to be.

Thanks for the good word.

[Chemnitz]

Thomas Sowell has a good article about late-talking kids. Most are boys. Most are math and computer geniuses. Most do not talk until 4 or 5. They get horrible treatment, as if they are retarded. I have known a couple of them. The intelligence in their eyes is so obvious. I said about one, "You can see the twinkle in his eyes, as if he is thinking - they want me to talk? This is more fun." Now he is a total chatter-box, extremely smart, an escape artist and a computer whiz. I will tell his mother about your son.