What is Albert Einstein Syndrome? Signs and Symptoms of Albert Einstein Syndrome

What is Albert Einstein Syndrome?

Albert Einstein syndrome is a medical condition mostly seen in children which involves late onset of language, or late language emergence. In simpler words, a child may experience delay in speech. However, the plus point of this syndrome is it demonstrates a blessed gift in other areas regarding analytical thinking. A child with Einstein syndrome undoubtedly, speaks eventually with no issues, but always stays higher on the graph in other areas. 

Now coming to parents, understandably they get nervous when their child isn’t initiating for speech or speaking words which means they aren’t reaching the key developmental milestones by the time it should occur naturally. When kids get unable to learn to speak, it’s obvious parents would be highly concerned and nervous.

Many experts recommend trying out developmental timelines which acts as a general guide, but still parents would lose their patience and nerve at this moment which is absolutely expectable. When a child has difficulty in speaking, it might indicate a speech delay. And the condition depends on severity, which means delay in speech ranging from “not talking at all” to “difficulty in pronouncing certain words” or even having “trouble in shaping a sentence”.

Albert Einstein Syndrome Concept

Most people usually believe and assume that a language delay or speech delay disorder is associated with a long-term impact on a child’s ability and skills to excel in studies, school and beyond it. However, Albert Einstein Syndrome which is a lesser-known condition proves this claim to be a myth. Now if you haven’t guessed it yet, Einstein syndrome is named after Albert Einstein, who was a certified mammoth genius; for a reason. Yes! Albert Einstein has this syndrome. Albert Einstein was a late-talker who wasn’t able to speak full sentences before he got 5. Now, if this syndrome has some kind of negative impact on a kid’s mental ability and functioning, then, Einstein wouldn’t have had such behemoth impact and imprint on the scientific world.

The concept of Albert Einstein Syndrome was created by the American economist, Thomas Sowell and was later fortified by Dr. Stephen Camarata who was a respected practicing physician and a professor at the Department of Hearing and Speech Science, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Thomas Sowell was careful to differentiate that all late-talking children are not included in the Einstein syndrome category and Dr. Camarata also added that even though all autistic children are late talkers, but not all the late-talkers are autistic.

The reason to differentiate and clarify the concept is the term itself which is “Einstein Syndrome” which may be the reason of criticism as overly dramatic or giving the parents unfeasible expectations of the highly genius promise for their child.

Clear Signs and Symptoms of Albert Einstein Syndrome

Some of the most common signs and symptoms of Albert Einstein Syndrome are:

1. Delay in speech

Children with Albert Einstein syndrome manifest difficulty in verbal communication especially, in their initial years. Most kids with this syndrome seem to speak only a few words or certain words by the time they get three years old, and proper framing of a sentence by these kids is usually never seen before they get four years old.

2. Strong willed attitude

The kids who have this syndrome are usually strong willed and very headstrong. If they don’t seem to like something, they would let you know instantly and when they lose something they manifest their emotion very sensibly. These kids are hard to be persuaded to do something they don’t want to or willing to.

3. Delayed toilet training

The ideal age for any toddler to kid to be potty trained is between 22 to 30 months. But still every child is different. And according to the experts, kids with this specific syndrome seem to take a little bit of longer time in getting toilet trained.

4. Outstanding memory

Kids with AES or Albert Einstein Syndrome have a spectacular memory capacity. Their information reserving capacity seem to be extraordinarily great, or say their memory is somewhat eidetic or photographic memory. These kids manifest outstanding skills over musical instruments and gadgets, like computers, cellphones, calculators, even, before their peers.

5. Incredible analytical abilities

AES syndrome categorized kids usually love puzzles solving, which indicates that they have an escalated analytical mind that accept challenges with pleasure. In these kids, it is commonly seen, the IQ remains quite high.

6. Extended concentration and attention span

Kids with Albert Einstein Syndrome when gain interest in something, their concentration power rises up to hundred percent, which is generally not seen in individuals or kids of their age. They are seen to be completely absorbed in whatever task they are engaged in.

7. Extremely selective interests

A large number of kids with this syndrome are observed and seen to have interest in music or mechanical creative games or some other creative tasks and the reason is their outstanding analytical abilities.

8. Amazing ability to read or using numbers or computers

Kids with AES condition are mostly seen to have extraordinary mental abilities in reading, especially their skills with words, numbers, solving problems and computer. They gain a special bonding with computer skills and later they are found to be great programmers.

Bottom Line

It is not just this syndrome, whether your child has Albert Einstein Syndrome or any another form of speech syndrome or condition, treatments and therapies including face-to-face interaction and online speech therapy can remarkably show beneficial results in your child’s condition. Besides, experts therapy sessions, practice at home along with elders and parents can be beneficial as kids would be quite comfortable around their place. And most of the times, the speaking delay occurs due to a receptive/ language disorder, which means, the problem is not the speaking itself or initiating the speech, but rather comprehending what is being said and how to respond accordingly and appropriately. 

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