I know absolutely nothing about the Tanner scale, having never heard of it before. I’m nonetheless curious (hopefully not in a crossing-the-line way) about whether McCarthy would be defined as hebo- or ephebo-philiac. That is, I don’t know what defines late versus early adolescence. Is there a firm cut-off point? If so, what is it? Feel free to not answer if I should just google this or it’s too far off-topic! Thanks
I sad to hear they stopped making those wheels. I used to love those.
I can’t speculate on a specific person and how they would be defined, since that would take establishing persistent trends rather than a single incident. But the Tanner scales are a measure of physical development, distinct from age as a descriptor of growth. They’re based on development of primary and secondary sexual characteristics rather than chronological age. The relevant Wikipedia page seems accurate based on a quick skim.