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12 year old girl hasn't aged in years
2005-05-13, 12:32 PM #1
http://www.wral.com/health/4485525/detail.html

That is really, really sad.
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2005-05-13, 12:38 PM #2
Poor little girl. :(
2005-05-13, 12:39 PM #3
Wow. The only documented case?

It would be weird if she could age so slow that her life would be extended to a long, long time. Unfortunate for her, she has so many health problems.
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2005-05-13, 12:46 PM #4
The problems stem from her aging problem most likely, though. Then again we have nothing to compare it to.
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2005-05-13, 12:55 PM #5
Wow, that's pretty wierd... :confused:
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2005-05-13, 12:59 PM #6
Kinda sad, but if they figure out what stops her ageing, then couldn't this eventually turn into some kinda way to stop yourself ageing?
nope.
2005-05-13, 1:01 PM #7
Boco, assume for a second that she will never "die", what if they discover this fountain of youth in this girl, and then no one dies?
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2005-05-13, 1:02 PM #8
I never said prolong life, I just mean stop yourself ageing, as in some kinda miracle cosmetic surgery.
nope.
2005-05-13, 1:07 PM #9
Why do articles like that omit the details you want to know? Does she talk? Is she as smart as a 12 year old? It would really freak some people out to sit there and have an intelligent discussion with what they think is a two year old. You'd be like, "thats the smartest baby ever!"
2005-05-13, 1:12 PM #10
under the image caption, it said "doesn't age physically. mentally" so presumable no. She acts like she looks.
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2005-05-13, 1:13 PM #11
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Originally posted by rudder1599
Why do articles like that omit the details you want to know? Does she talk? Is she as smart as a 12 year old? It would really freak some people out to sit there and have an intelligent discussion with what they think is a two year old. You'd be like, "thats the smartest baby ever!"


"Brooke has no language skills, but she does have enough motor skills to pull herself up in her crib or scoot across the kitchen floor."

""In height, weight, she's 6 to 12 months," Pakula said. "If you ask any physician who knows nothing about her, the response is that she is maybe a handicapped 2-year-old.""

But there are children at young ages who are scary smart. I worked with someone who had a 1 year old daughter, swear to God you could carry conversations with her. Hell my friend Trisha has a 3 year old who you can talk to like an 8 or 9 year old.
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2005-05-13, 1:21 PM #12
THRAWN: I know what you mean. There's been many cases of real genius kids, ones that hit college by age 10 and stuff.

And there is this kid down my street, who (not kidding) is 8 years old, and is currently taking algebra in 8th grade. And he is getting A's. He went into school at the age of 4, and has skipped about 5 grades. The kid is awesome at math, and science. His english leaves a little to be desired, but he is keeping up with his 8th grade english classes. They expect him to go to college around age 12. (They say his intelligence is starting to level off some, so he won't be skipping grades in HS)

And the funniest part is, he has some of the worst motor skills of a kid his age. He constantly trips, he has a hell of a time writing legibly and couldn't hit a ball if it was in his hand.
2005-05-13, 1:31 PM #13
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Originally posted by Cool Matty
The kid is awesome at math, and science. His english leaves a little to be desired, but he is keeping up with his 8th grade english classes.


The reason for that is different brain sides. One part of your brain does english, language, artistic etc. and the other does math, logic etc. Obviously the kids math side is extremely intellegent but he may not be able to keep up with the higher level english. Usually people are better in one of these areas then they are in the other due to their brains strengths and weaknesses.
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2005-05-13, 1:41 PM #14
Cool Matty, while both these people had intelligent daughters, I wouldn't hold them as geniuses who are gonna skip grades. Sadly I haven't seen the 1 year old in over 2 years, but I see the other girl (who is like 3 or 4) frequently and she is really awesome, but still has the child like to her.

A kid I grew up with has a little brother who is 10 and helped him with his high school algebra and geometry.
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2005-05-13, 1:46 PM #15
One of my neighbors had a tumor in his petuitary gland so he's 23 now but looks like a 15 year old. It's quite bizzare
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2005-05-13, 2:46 PM #16
This is a VERY interesting case. I'd like to see if they've documented any of her body mass index, bone growth, etc. If she possibly ages slower than all of us...

I wonder if they've taken a look at her genes, etc? This article doesn't seem very scientific at all. Bah.

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2005-05-13, 3:14 PM #17
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Originally posted by Prince Xizor
The reason for that is different brain sides. One part of your brain does english, language, artistic etc. and the other does math, logic etc. Obviously the kids math side is extremely intellegent but he may not be able to keep up with the higher level english. Usually people are better in one of these areas then they are in the other due to their brains strengths and weaknesses.


Actually, I think the side of the brain that deals with language is the same side that deals with math. English classes tend to deal more with the literary arts than with language itself. So, math people tend to have better spelling and grammar than people who do well in English classes. It sounds to me like that kid has high functioning autism. High functioning autists can have a language delay, but exceptional math skills. Einstein is one famous example.
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2005-05-13, 3:47 PM #18
I feel like one, dirty, dirty human being for wondering what makes her stop aging like that.

There has to be some gene in her that makes her stop.
How does one person simply just stop ageing and stop brain development?
2005-05-13, 4:24 PM #19
I wouldn't mind it if I stopped aging when I'm in my early twenties.
2005-05-13, 5:04 PM #20
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2005-05-13, 6:57 PM #21
Hmm. I can't seem to find another article online.
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2005-05-13, 7:13 PM #22
On the note of language: as far as I know, it's not necessarily central to one side (except for writing, perhaps). It's my understanding that there are (at least) six speech centers throughout the brain.
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2005-05-14, 2:20 PM #23
http://xo.typepad.com/

You'll have to scroll down a bit. There's also a video of the broadcast.
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2005-05-14, 6:26 PM #24
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Originally posted by Flirbnic
It sounds to me like that kid has high functioning autism. High functioning autists can have a language delay, but exceptional math skills. Einstein is one famous example.


What a wild assumption.
2005-05-14, 6:33 PM #25
What's wild about it?
I'm just a little boy.
2005-05-16, 1:50 PM #26
Well?
I'm just a little boy.
2005-05-16, 3:23 PM #27
You simply can't make such a judgement. You are in no position, and you have hardly any information about the boy. So yeah.
2005-05-16, 4:45 PM #28
Yes I can. The entire description of the boy points to High Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome*.

It sounds like you've been led to believe autism is a horrible tragic disease. So, you think this casual diagnosis is somehow offensive.
It's more like being left-handed, really.

* Though the DSM-IV does make a distinction between Asperger Syndome and High Functioning Autism (with Asperger Syndrome, there is 'no significant language delay'), most neurologists agree the distinction is much too arbitrary. I've heard that the next version of the DSM will have them combined.
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2005-05-16, 4:49 PM #29
On the DSM in general:
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Deconstructive critics assert that DSM invents illnesses and behaviors. Detractors of DSM argue that patients frequently fail to fit into any particular category or fall into several, that time limits and numbers of clinical characteristics required for a categorisation are arbitrary and that attention directed towards finding a suitable pigeon hole for a patient would be better spent discussing possible life-history events that precipitated a mental disturbance or seeing how treatment is progressing. Since effective treatment is the aim of the psychiatric proffession they would argue that it makes more sense to regard ailments on the basis of how they should be treated rather than on deciding what clinically irrelevant differences place them in one category and not another. This would allow for the modular treatment of different sets of symptoms, for instance prescribing antidepressants for a deficit of serotonin and tranquillisers to deal with acute anxiety.
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