How is the man was a child mentally, he didn't have a learning disability, he wasn't autistic, he was sound mind and was able to make sound decisions like buying the Beatles catalog and forming a publishing conglomerate with Sony.
We hold mentally sound people to the same standard as everybody else, no matter what hang ups you got.
Lebron James been famous since he was 14. Stevie Wonder been famous since he was 11. Bow Wow been famous since he was 5. Marques Houston been famous since he was 11. His own brothers siblings been famous since they were children. Janet was a child actor and went from that to being megastar in her own right. Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling was in the entertainment industry as children. Raven-Symone was acting on the Cosby Show at 4 years old. Aaron Carter been famous since he was 9. Usher been in the industry since he was 12 and even lived with P. Diddy.
None of them have resorted to idolizing and worshiping childhood or sought to develop friendships with children.