Tad - made for TV Movie

[maharba]

Thanks for the article, a long read and a weighty one for me at least. Not sure I understood even half of it. The cited article seemed to confirm that Tad Lincoln did indeed have a cleft palate, though how involved it was with soft and hard tissue I could not determine. And it seemed to say that Tad Lincoln had some mental impairment, as well. My guess is that it mainly a cleft-palate which would be trivial in modern medicine, but its duration contributed to a loss in learning potential. Abraham Lincoln, as far as I know had no such similar condition, and neither did Thomas Lincoln his father. The article commented on Tad's very high and shrill voice. While Abraham Lincoln's voice was a reedy soprano and grating on the ears of some folks, yet I think Lincoln's voice carried over long distances. And so Lincoln's high piping voice was an asset in speeches and reaching out to thousands of folks convened. I'm guessing that Tad Lincoln's minor defect only endeared him all the more to family and friends.