I have finally come to terms with the fact that DS is not like other children his age. For whatever reason I was really resistant to the idea that he is one smart kiddo but I am trying to embrace it and let my son do his thing (which is construction at the moment.)
Can I expect his rate of learning to slow down as he moves closer to PreK age? I often wonder if right now he seems to be learning at such a rapid pace because he is still so young and so many major milestones happen within the first two years or if it's because that's who he is.
At 18 months my son learned the entire upper case alphabet in 2 days without me doing anything. It was the same with numbers 1-9. About 2 weeks later we were out at a store (18.5 months) that had stickers on the window that read: SALE $7.95. We were inside the store so the letters and numbers were backwards to us.
My son declared that he saw letters and numbers and then proceeded to name them all correctly. It seemed to me like a big cognitive leap to be able to see letters and numbers backwards and still know what they are. Am I crazy? Is that as out there as I think it is for a kid that age? It seemed so incredible to me that in a span of 2 weeks he developed the ability to manipulate the image of numbers and letters in his head so that he can correctly identify them even if they are backwards.
I gave him a lower case alphabet puzzle at 19 months and though I really thought I was hallucinating I swear he knew them all after an hour or two. At least he was telling me what they all were so I assume this means mastered them.
He can also recall everything I tell him about a new book after reading it once or twice. (turned 20 months today! Maybe this is normal for that age?) And maybe this is also normal, but if I ask him to point to a bulldozer he points to the picture but if I ask him to point to the word bulldozer he will point to the word and not the object. It's like that for all things construction because he is obsessed! Again, it seems like a rapid acquisition of knowledge to be able to go from recognizing letters, to realizing letters form words, to recognizing the words for his most beloved objects in about 6 weeks.
I spend a lot of time trying to "get" my son. He seems to learn at an incredible pace but I don't know if it's his age or it's him. If it's who he is, what is life going to be like at 3, 4, or 5? Does it slow down?
Sorry for typos. I am on my phone.
