What Happens To Child Prodigies When They Grow Up?

Children who develop remarkable skills at an early age are often knowns at prodigies, but what happens to these kids once they grow up?

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“ A study of 200 highly accomplished adults found that just 34 percent had been considered in any way precocious as children.”
“We think of precociousness as an early form of adult achievement, and, according to Gladwell, that concept is much of the problem. “What a gifted child is, in many ways, is a gifted learner. And what a gifted adult is, is a gifted doer. And those are quite separate domains of achievement.”’

Mozart's inheritance: Discovering the science behind child prodigies
“a child prodigy—someone who achieves an extraordinary skill level at an unusually early age. People in this category are exceptionally rare, according to Ohio State University psychologist Joanne Ruthsatz, who studies child prodigies. One in 5 million children is considered a prodigy”
“Three common markers of a child prodigy are high IQ, extraordinary working memory and heightened attention to detail, according to Ruthsatz’s most recent study, which was accepted Jan. 7 by the scientific journal Intelligence. The connection between prodigies and people with autism is found in the way they store long-term memory.”

Genius and autism may share genetic link, study finds
“Ruthsatz and her colleagues from Ohio State University, as well as researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus looked at snippets of DNA from five child prodigies and their autistic family members. They found something similar on chromosome 1, the first of 46 chromosomes that humans typically possess.”
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[coldfire]

When i grow up, I want to be a child prodigy

[catherinet.]

"When you're ten, they call you a prodigy. When you're fifteen, they call you a genius. Once you hit twenty, you're just an ordinary person." - Haruka Nanase

[tairneanaich]

I hate the ideas of prodigy. When I was little, they told me I was so smart, but when I grew I became average because my intelligence was no longer considered unusual. It meant I had no idea how to study because I never had to.

[cloud]

*"If you know you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room" -Anonymous*
This quote applies to child prodigies very much.

[djjesus.hediedforyourspins]

I used to be one. Until I became a lazy 17 year old who will probably waste his entire life making dumb youtube comments like this one.

[elizabeth]

Throughout my childhood, I was constantly told I was the smartest kid anyone had ever known. I rarely had to try at anything and my teachers loved me. Now I'm in high school and shit starts to get hard I'm losing my mind because I wasn't ever taught how to put effort into my work.

[ashluna]

I was the opposite of a child prodigy. My parents were worried when I was in second grade that I wouldn't be able to comprehend reading, math, etc. because I was such a slow learner. Now I have a full ride to a state college and I ranked 3 out of 900 kids in my grade.

[FoodGurudevs]

I'm a Prodigy too.. I wrote this comment in flat 30mins with 7 edits.. 😎

[ShawnRavenfire]

What if all children are geniuses, and the ones we call prodigies are just the ones who discovered their talents sooner?  I think Einstein said something along these lines, but I can't remember the exact quote.

[twillianalovesanime]

So.. Just to summarize: once your 5yrs old you're called a prodigy, once your 10 to 15 yrs old you're called a genius but once your 18 to 20 yrs old you're normal and after older than that you're basically nothing. XP

"Wow, life really is unfair when it comes to being special.."

[DorianMattar]

I was a late bloomer, as a kid a couldn't tie a shoe lace, now I can tie one.

[siri]

My grandpa was once a child prodigy. He went to college at 14. Became a doctor but couldn't handle the heat so he resorted to alcohol and cigarettes. I am his granddaughter and I made him stop smoking but still need a bit help to make him stop drinking but he has cut it down a lot.

[leomoss]

I've taken two "i.q" tests and I placed over 130. That shit is bullcrap I am not even "smart" I just have a high comprehension level. I can't count well. My command over the english language is moderate at best. I am somewhat of a loaner and I don't do anything amazing. I only have the ability to pick up things fast and do them moderately not amazingly well. Don't put too much stock in i.q we are all good at stuff.

[CherriesDemure]

I was a child prodigy, I was smart, I quickly improved, an excellent growing artist, amazing writer, a fantastic mathematical genius and an avid novel reader, now, I’m just worthless and burnt out.
The world is messed up, so many prodigy kids have burned out and lost hope.
There is no hope for us.

Edit: hey guys, I recently just got diagnosed with autism and ADHD which explains my talents and struggles, so wish me luck as I learn to manage and get myself back in track

[medviation]

When I was 5, I made aerial perspective drawings of my city. Now, I just flunked out of architecture school.

[disdanzafilm]

I was a creativity bomb at young age. Now, I am just a high functioning sociopath.

[CogniVision]

As I've always preached it. It's always the damn parents.

[janscott]

Telling a kid they are a genius or prodigy is child abuse. Those kids define themselves as prodigies then become fearful of things that will rob them of that status. They don't take risks, they fear failure, they take the safest path like being a doctor or scientist. Kids with extreme talent that are never told they are prodigies are far more likely to blossom into creatives. They don't fear failure and even encourage it by taking risks and stepping outside the system.

[CupidsGrimReapR]

Are child prodigies born with talents? That goes against everything about how skill is built up.. if a child prodigy is born with an aptitude for the piano but never plays a piano, what then?

[culdee]

Go right to the start of the video and pause lol 😂