Knowledge of a 7-year-old future scientist

[Thirtieschild]

His Sunday School teacher asked who was the first man. He told her, "I know you want me to say Adam, but it was really Austrolopithecus."

I'm still laughing, had to share. He's been diagnosed with Asperger's, has been conducting his own experiments since he was three, at four, all on his own, he tried to figure out gravity. I hope I'm still around when he wins the Nobel. Speaking, of course, as his grandmother.

edited for grammar

[MineralMan]

1. Bravo! to your granson.

Sounds like a great kid.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Wow. You must be a very proud Grandpa..

:thumbsup:


I have read that a lot of the most talented and intelligent "Geniuses" have a touch of Asperger's.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3766697.stm

http://ezinearticles.com/?Aspergers-and-Genius-Share-Same-Characteristics&id=1020152

[TomInTib]

5. Except for the fact that "Grandpa" is a Grandmother.

check this out....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=228&topic_id=47286&mesg_id=47292

[BrklynLiberal]

8. oops. I do not have any idea why I said Grandpa...I apologize for the mis-assumption.

But there is still alot of pride there.

[TomInTib]

12. I know why...

with a username such as Disorganized, one would naturally assume she is a "He".

In the same way that our dear, fellow DUer hisownpetard is a "She".

[BrklynLiberal]

14. Could be...I will be more careful in the future...

:thumbsup: :hi:

[Thirtieschild]

9. Thanks for the links.

I am trying to learn everything I can about Asperger's. It seems to afflict the males in my family -ous son, our grandson, my sister's grandson. I wish I could trace it back, but do know that many of the males in my father's family have had problems.

[BrklynLiberal]

11. They say the ratio is 9-1 boys over girls who have Aspergers.

[Mind_your_head]

3. You've got a "rising star" on your hands there, for sure!

You didn't have anything to 'do' with that ~ his way of thinking now, did you? ;-)

[Thirtieschild]

7. I wish I did. He's in Yorkshire, I'm in New Mexico.

I think he was born a scientist.

[Mind_your_head]

16. You're being too modest. You've greatly influenced either his mother or

his father. You are a link-in-the-chain

[TomInTib]

4. My oldest is brilliant, but highly un-churched.

Texas Music was our Religion.

So his Great-Grandmother (whom he called "Mom-Mom") decided to do something about it.

She took him to First Baptist Church, Tomball, Texas, to register for Vacation Bible School.

My Son took one look at the Standard Jesus Picture and said, "Look, Mom-Mom, it's Willie Nelson".

[Thirtieschild]

6. Love it.

I grew up in Texas so understand perfectly.

[BrklynLiberal]

10. That is adorable!!!!

:rofl:

[frogmarch]

13. That's wonderful!

I too hope you're still around when your grandson wins a Nobel. I hope I am too. Please keep us posted. :thumbsup:

[Duppers]

15. I've got one of those

and I don't doubt your grandson will go far. Congrats, proud G'ma!

My offspring, although not an aspie, tested in the upper 0.005 percentile and he's USING it.

Edited to brag more...;)
He's entering grad school next fall, hopefully at Harvard or MIT where he's applying (Chicago, Columbia, and Cornell are his 'back-ups'). His field? Physics!

At age 7 he exhibited the very same outspoken traits that your grandson now is.

:thumbsup:

[Thirtieschild]

17. Congratulations to your son for using his intelligence and to you for encouraging him.

I hope my grandson ends up at Oxford. My daughter married a Brit and, although the children were born in Buffalo, they live in Yorkshire and will grow up in England. I keep in touch through daily phone calls.

[Duppers]

18. that would be great. Oxford is a great school!

My hubby once gave a lecture at Oxford -- he has a degree from Cambridge University, so we have a preference. ;)
(We were there for 3 yrs back in the late 80's/early 90's.)

What I remember most from our travels in Yorkshire are the Moors, the quaint villages and shops, the Viking museum, and this, of course,
;)

[sakabatou]

19. w00t!

[Jim__]

20. Did the Sunday School teacher admit that he was right?

[GreenPartyVoter]

21. Well done! LOL Of course, in my husband's denomination that answer wouldn't be allowed to fly

:(