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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]No, I'm saying I actually did. And I just checked with my mom, because I wondered if I was misremembering. She confirmed, and said that wasn't even the most advanced thing. But it's a vivid memory because it's tied to an odd, dramatic family event that I'm not going to share.
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No offense, but my mom SWEARS I was talking in full sentences, never used baby talk, when I was one.  I have spoken to pediatricians and they say it is impossible.

Also my daughter was not reading advanced books, not even on grade level, in second grade and tested with both a high IQ and a fifth grade level vocab and reading level.  When I asked her teacher how this was possible, she said that most kids who read more advanced texts do not really understand what they are reading and the tests filter that out.  They also skip over words and sections they don't understand.[/quote]

Look, I don't care whether you believe me or not, but it is true.  I remember it well. One reason we both remember it is because I came up with a theory that the ring represented nuclear power in one of the books.  I made analogies and connections.  I understood plenty well. And it's not the only example.  And I'm not bragging, I know a lot of people smarter than I. I just think it's very arrogant to assume that because it wasn't your experience, it isn't possible for someone else.  There's a lot of variation in humans.  Reading and analyzing stories is just what my family did.  Some families are musical prodigies or athletic ones.  Reading and analytical thinking was our thing. 
Oh, and full sentences at 1 is not weird.  My kid did it, in front of the pediatrician.  He acted surprised, but it wasn't like the first time he'd ever seen it. 
There's a lot of variety in human development.  I think it's so odd to marginalize and deny kids who are unusual. [/quote]

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