why has a author referred to the last speaking age of einstein
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Einstein did not start speaking until he was four, or so I was told by friends when they learned that Vincent, my toddler son, had a problem with his speech development. But it was of little comfort: I had not set out to raise another Einstein. No, I did not want him to be that special. Of course he was special to me, for who else could entertain me for hours with a little plump finger or toothless giggles? But in the meantime, wouldn't it be nice if his length and weight fell into the appropriate percentiles, and he rolled over and sat and crawled and talked at the right time - in a word, that he was normal... pls mark as brainlist
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As a parent of a late talker you’ve probably heard about the Einstein syndrome. Bright children who talk late. Some may tell you Einstein didn’t speak until until he was 4, or 5 years old. But were you aware that it’s well documented that while it’s true Albert Einstein’s family was concerned about his “late development” he spoke his first sentence at 2 and a half years old, when presented with his baby sister to play with, “Yes, but where are it’s wheels?”
Here is a typical quote from one of the many books as to why that was his first sentence as biographers agree he had thought he was going to get a fun new toy to play with. “…he had such difficulty with language that those around him feared he would never learn to speak. But this fear also proved unfounded. When the 2.5 -year-old-was told of the arrival of a little sister with whom he could play, he imagined a kind of toy, for at the sight of this new creature he asked, with great disappointment, “Yes, but where are its wheels?” The children of family and relatives often got together in his parents’ garden in Munich. Albert refrained from joining their boisterous games, however, and occupied himself with quieter things. When he occasionally did take part, he was regarded as the obvious arbiter in all disputes. Since children usually retain a very keen and unspoiled instinct for the exercise of justice, the general recognition of his authority indicates that his ability to think objectively had developed early.
His early thoroughness in thinking was also reflected in a characteristic, if strange, habit. Every sentence he uttered, no matter how routine, he repeated to himself softly, moving his lips. This odd habit persisted until his seventh year”
And here is another quote from the grandparent’s perspective of their 2 year old grandson:
“The grandparents, visiting two-year-old Albert, did not observe any developmental particularities and, in a letter to other family members, expressed enthusiasm about the grandson’s good behavior and “drollige Einfälle” (funny or droll ideas or vagaries). , Albert, obviously expecting a toy to play with, could already verbalize his disappointment: “But where are its wheels (Rädle)?”