: The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late Audible Audio Edition: Thomas Sowell, Bill Andrew Quinn, Tantor Audio: Audible Books Originals by Thomas Sowell

: The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late Audible Audio Edition: Thomas Sowell, Bill Andrew Quinn, Tantor Audio: Audible Books Originals Reviews

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  Wanda B. Red

  Some 10 15% of children are "late talkers." There are a variety of reasons for and presentations of late talking, most common among boys. Some toddlers do not speak at all, some do not practice talking by babbling while others simply have a smaller than average vocabulary.
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  virginia

  I have a 17 year old son who had terrible speech in pre school and most of elementary school. His Montessori teacher wanted to hold him back before starting kindergarden. She was afraid the other kids would make fun of him. When pressed, she admitted that academically he
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  Mickey D

  I have mixed feelings about this book. It was well written, easy to read but contained a bit to much anecdotal evidence for me. I enjoy reading about the stories the parents of late talkers had but they got to be a bit to much. The question I always had was how objective
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  Courtney

  A great book that introduces a subset of late talking children to an audience that usually only hears about normal kids vs autism spectrum disorder kids. A refreshing viewpoint that does not necessarily explain all or even most late talkers but certainly is a relief to the
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  Arnold

  This author is excellent and draws upon his personal experience as well as research with experts in the field to explore this topic.
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  HeatherHH

  I requested this book for Christmas to allay the concerns of others for my firstborn child. At the time, my son was 26 months old. He had a spoken vocabulary of fewer than 10 words, but he understood what we were saying, could obviously hear, was obviously bright in other
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  goodreads Customer

  We bought this book when our son, then 3, had delayed speech. Perhaps it was because as a tween/teen I had worked with autistic adults, but I never really had any deep worries he had those type of issues. It seemed to me that my ever practical son hadn't really seen the
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  J

  I bought the book when my son wasn't speaking at age 3. He did not speak in complete sentences until age 5, but even then only I could understand his seemingly random thoughts (gibberish). "The blue is outside!" = It's a beautiful day! or "The white mask is my favorite!"