2 Year Old Genius Girl - On Par w/Stephen Hawking!

WOW just think when she is around 10 she will have to come down to her parents intelligence level to hold a conversation! Just kidding. I just hope she isn't pressured into growing up too fast and not enjoy being a child. I hate to see her burnt out at 12.

 

My 21 year-old son had been tested a few times in first grade, and his IQ is above this girl's... well into the "genius" range from what we've been told, too.

While I am sometimes in awe of the depth of his knowledge and his ability to grasp and apply more complex concepts into everyday life, I have to admit that it wasn't an easy journey. It can be a real struggle for a child who sees the world differently than his/her peers... <sigh>

The parents are probably thrilled right now by their little girl, as they should be... but chances are, they will experience many problems similar to those of other special needs children.... and twenty years from now, they'll be exhausted. I am. And it is only in the past year that I am beginning to feel like we are heading toward a "normal" life.

But you know something? I would not trade my son for all the tea in China! He's my boy!

(And lordy, do I have the stories to tell... )

 

This child will have one of two paths - a brilliant career or burnt out by 25 with pressure to exceed everyone!
As for matching Stephen Hawkins, if anyone has ever read his Quantum Theory, she is no match and it was idiotic to even suggest she is on par or anywhere near his ability untill such times as she can understand and either improve on, or disprove his theories!
Sorry - but a 2 year old does'nt measure up!!!

 

There's a lot of stress with being this smart. It's not what it's cracked up to be. Usually these kids have a hard time relating to people socially.

 

Limitations

Geniuses are often accused of lacking common sense, or emotional sensitivity. Stories of a genius in a given field being unable to grasp "everyday" concepts are abundant and of ancient vintage: in his dialog Theætetus, Plato offers a picturesque anecdote of the absentmindedness of Thales. Some individuals in this arena of "absent-minded professors" and persons lacking normal social skills fall in the Autistic spectrum (such as Asperger Syndrome). A genius's intense focus on a given subject might appear obsessive-compulsive in nature, but it might also simply be a choice made by the individual. If one is performing groundbreaking work in one's field, maintaining other elements of life might logically be relegated to insignificance.
While the absent-minded professor notion is not without merit, a genius is just as likely to encounter emotional problems as anyone else. Note the peculiarities of figures like Glenn Gould. Such examples, however, are likely products of mental or emotional instability rather than genius per se, and it has been shown that approximately two-thirds of gifted children fall prey to bullying.[1] Some geniuses' works were also unappreciated in their lifetime (e.g. Évariste Galois' mathematical contributions were finally fully published and declared sound in 1843, 11 years after his death).
Socio-emotional problems are more prevalent in geniuses with an IQ above 145 (on the Wechsler Scale). Asynchronous development is the primary cause of this. As most children do not share gifted children's interests, vocabulary, or desire to organize activities, the genius child may withdraw from society.
Some research shows that reasons other than maladjustment make companionship difficult to find for geniuses.[citation needed] As intelligence of a person increases, the number of those whom he or she considers peers tends to decrease. For example, at an IQ of 135 (on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) only every hundredth person would be of equal or greater IQ. This number shrinks significantly as IQ goes up.

 

Yes I agree with this theory. I use this excuse on my wife all the time. When I forget her birthday, anniversary, or when I catch the bathtub on fire, I use my superior intelligence as the excuse for my lack of common sense and absentmindedness. I then pull out my rejection letter from Mensa and ask ,"do you have one these, I didn't think so".

 

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1. The act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true.

If the 'Lack of Common Sense' means you are a genius, than ALL Liberals are geniuses! WRONG! Thk God I just made it under the 145!! ha ha