In someways, I think this 'remember for later and click into place' is a hallmark of gifted kids. (Highly gifted kids?) Most people can't remember things that don't make sense, and I heard from many places that 'hearing without understanding' makes it even harder to learn later for most people, becuase they stop paying attention if they don't understand.
I think that my DS grew up with the things he understood being the majority of stuff, even as a baby. OTOH, It seems pretty normal for normally developing people to add layer upon layer of nuance to their understanding. By contrast, my DS seems quite 'married to his position' for how much he knows and understands. I do see signs that this is starting to flexible up, lately. In August, he even admitted that he had given me a bad fact, and corrected himself.
Interesting world, no?
Grinity
