SHE MAY BE FUTURE EINSTEIN OR STEPHEN HAWKING
HEIDI HANKINS: IQ 159
A four-year-old girl from
Hampshire has been accepted into Mensa with an IQ just one point below
Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
Heidi Hankins from Winchester has a 159 IQ. She taught herself to read and was able to count to 40 at two years old.
British Mensa chief executive John Stevenage said Heidi's parents "correctly identified that she shows great potential".
According to Mensa, the average adult IQ score is 100.
In 2009, Oscar Wrigley, aged two and a half at the time, from
Reading in Berkshire became the youngest ever child to join Mensa with
an IQ of 160.
Mr Stevenage said: "We aim to provide a positive environment for younger members to develop."
According to Mensa, the signs of a gifted child include an
unusual memory, reading at an early age, intolerance of other children
and an awareness of world events. A gifted child will also ask questions
all of the time.
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