Michael Kearney didn't sleep as much as other babies and would not take naps. During a checkup at two weeks of age, Michael held his head up and turned himself over. The doctors expressed disbelief. He would be frustrated at not being able to speak.

Michael was born on January 18, 1984, the son of a Japanese mother and a Caucasian father, Michael was communicating with hand signals when he was two months old. At four months, he was saying "Daddy," and "Mama" and "eat." A month later, he was using four-word sentences and became an avid video-game watcher. At six months, when his mother Cassidy took Michael to the Navy pediatrician and inquired about the baby's problem, little Michael chimed in, "I have a left ear infection." People thought his mother was a ventriloquist as he would speak while he was being carried around. Caucasian is originally a geographical term, meaning relative or pertaining to the Caucasus region of Eastern Europe and West Asia. ...

He was characterized by a 'rage to learn'. When they could, he was schooled at home by his parents specially his mother and accelerated in his academic career since he was unable to display interest in the slow pace of conventional schooling. For this reason also, he was misdiagnosed with ADD and his parents declined to use the offered prescription of ritalin. DISCLAIMER Please remember that Wikipedia is offered for informational use only. ... Methylphenidate (C14H19NO2), or MPH, is an amphetamine-like prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adults. ...

For a while, he was the world's youngest postgraduate and the holder of three Guinness Book records until Tathagat Avatar Tulsi. His 118-page master's thesis is titled "Kinetic Isotope Effects of Thymidine Phosphorylase." He explains, that his research is focused on an enzyme that could potentially slow or stop the growth of cancer cells without harming health. Tathagat Avatar Tulsi (born September 9, 1987) of New Delhi, India, successfully passed his M.Sc. ...

He is listed in the Guinness World Records as the world's youngest university graduate at the age of 10, receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from the University of South Alabama. This was after enrolling at Santa Rosa Junior College at the age of 6 years and 7 months, from which he graduated at the age of 8 with an Associate of Science in Geology. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a Masters Degree in Chemistry at the age of 14. He taught in college at 17. He wanted to become a TV show host. The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος = human) consists of the study of humankind (see genus Homo). ... The University of South Alabama is an American public, doctoral-level university located in Mobile, Alabama. ... The Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) is a community college located in the town of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, California. ...

His sister, Maeghan, is also a child prodigy.

See also

• Child prodigy

A child prodigy, or simply prodigy, is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. ...

External reference

• Professor at 17
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