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The major problem, I supose, is not about IQ, but about how to assess "mental age"...No problem with 3 age years children with IQ 170, but how do you assess his/her "mental age"....Achilles. > Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:39:11 +0100 > Subject: Re: [xmca] FW: Autistic Boy: Higher IQ Than Einstein Dev's Own Th. of Relativity > From: huw.softdesigns@gmail.com > To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > > > We had a show on TV from the BBC the other night about "child geniuses." > They all had an IQ of 170, because that is a cut-off level, and proud > parents were getting their kids tested at age 3!! The show didn't spell it > out, but IQ is age-adjusted, isn't it? So claiming an IQ of 170 for a > 3-year-old is madness. I don't doubt these kids are very gifted and special, > but ... > > > Andyh > > You'd hope (and, if that way inclined, pray) that he knows the media > show is an act for bank rolling his (and his 'teams') future. > > Bobby Fischer's 'going AWOL' is absolutely no surprise to me. > > I guess the message to our media stars is "For as long as we adore > you, we'll never want to understand you". No pressure! > > Huw > __________________________________________ > _____ > xmca mailing list > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca __________________________________________ _____ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca