Winchester resident, Heidi Hankins is the newest member of United Kingdom's high IQ society.
"We always thought Heidi was pretty bright because she was reading early. I happen to specialise in measuring IQs in children and I was curious about her, and the results were off the scale," the little girl's father, Matthew Hankins, told the Hampshire Chronicle.
"I got her the complete set of the Oxford Reading Tree books when she was two, and she read through the whole set of 30 in about an hour. It's what you would expect a seven-year-old to do," he added.
Despite being a ‘genius’ of sorts, she is still a little girl, the father insists. Little Hankins can write complete sentences, performs arithmetic functions such as addition and subtraction, all before attending kindergarten.
"The thing is she's not precocious, she is just a little girl who likes her Barbies and Lego but then you will find her sitting down and reading a book. We are really proud of her."
Mensa, excited about the new member from Winchester, lauded the parents for correctly identifying her potential.
"Heidi's parents correctly identified that she shows great potential," said John Stevenage, chief executive of British Mensa. "We wish them well, and are pleased that they have chosen to join the Mensa network for support, where we aim to provide a positive environment for younger members to develop."
According to Mensa, the average adult IQ score is 100, that too for adults.
Heidi's parents are now looking into schools for their little girl, who still has time to formally enroll in first grade.
In 2009, Elise Tan Roberts from London was two when she joined Mensa with a score of 156 IQ.
Mensa uses the following list to determine the 'genius' potential within a child:
-An unusual memory
-Reading early
-Unusual hobbies or interests or an in-depth knowledge of certain subjects
-An awareness of world events
-Asks questions all the time
-Developed sense of humour
-Musical
-Likes to be in control
-Makes up additional rules for games
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@yuri How does your high IQ help you become Pascal or Marie Curie if you are seen most of the time visiting ET:-)
Thanx to her teeth she looks a typical Brit.........
Whats more important is what she'll do with all that IQ
she is really a brilliant girl at her little age, i like her. i agree with yuri that IQ is not only a Test through which we can say some body a genius and intelligent. some times people are good at IQ tests but in real life not such genius.. Einstein was a genius in real means that he Discover and explore the nature.
Well, an IQ test showed that I have an IQ of 170+(up there with Marie Curie and Pascal) and apparently, a mathematical genius like Henri Poincare had an IQ of 35. Moral of the story, don't go by IQ alone!!
Wow! Now that is just sheer brilliance! Its like Sheldon from the Big Bang theory being reincarnated! Way to go kid!!
Superb!