Late bloomer
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"While Mozart was a famous child prodigy, Einstein was a late bloomer."--Learning from Leonardo: Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius (2013) by Fritjof Capra |
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A late bloomer is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. The term is used metaphorically to describe a child or adolescent who develops more slowly than others in their age group, but eventually catches up and in some cases overtakes their peers, or an adult whose talent or genius in a particular field only appears later in life than is normal - in some cases only in old age.
This article discusses late-blooming children, adolescents and adults.
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See also
- Child prodigy
- Developmental psychology
- Child development
- Psychosocial development
- Puer Aeternus
- Neurodevelopmental disorder
- Pygmalion effect
- Theory of cognitive development
- "The Ugly Duckling"
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