<p>Did anyone else catch the youtube clip of this boy speaking? IMO–there is something “off” about him. He sounds like a 5 year old with a very strong speech impediment–his speech inflection, tone, pronunciation are very strange. Also, he sounds as if he’s been programed in his response. His father takes a bit too much pride bragging about how HE discovered his son’s talents and how HE quit his job to focus on the boy. </p>
<p>I don’t see anything good coming out of this whole scenario. Overloaded on math and piano by his parents—sheltered from kids his own age. Other than the fact that he’s a math and piano whiz, he seems delayed in speech, communication, and maturity. I hope the father steps back a bit and lets his son experience some of the natural developmental stages of childhood. Right now, the boy seems more like a programmed robot. I see big problems ahead for him. Where is the balance in his life? Math and piano-----there’s more to life than this and if this boy remains under his father’s thumb, I don’t see him developing into a mentally healthy adult. Just my opinion.</p>