Aimee Liu

Novelist, Essayist, Teacher

Read Aimee's stories on Medium@ authoraimeeliu.medium.com

If you enjoy Aimee's work, please consider joining Medium. Your $5 monthly membership fee will give you full access to every story she posts on Medium. Join @authoraimeeliu.medium.com/membership

Subscribe to her newsletter@ aimeeliu.substack.com
 
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROSE WRITERS!
  AIMEE WILL BE LEADING AN EXCLUSIVE
  WRITING RETREAT FOR
  FICTION & NONFICTION WRITERS
  IN THE FRENCH ALPS
  THIS SEPT.10-16, 2023. 

  Find out more at ForewordRetreats.com
blogpage
Aimee's Blog

Is Your Child a Late Talker? The reason might be Einstein Syndrome

by Aimee Liu
Most late talkers do not have autism.Alas, this distinction is often lost on doctors and other clinicians who diagnose autism without fully exploring other possible causes of speech delay-- like Einstein Syndrome. This error can lead to needless pain and heartache for families of bright, healthy children whose late talking is actually a sign of mental precocity in mathematical, musical, and analytic thinking.