3 year-old genius girl accepted into Mensa
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Published 2014-02-14
Three-year-old Alexis Martin is the youngest person in Arizona to join Mensa.
Mensa is the international club with one criterion – an IQ in the top two percent of the world.
The average person has an IQ of 100. Alexis’ is above 160.
The doctors who tested Alexis said she tested so high, they couldn’t even calculate her IQ score. They say she is smarter than 99.9% of the world.
Alexis started reading when she was two-years-old.
“From 12-18 months old, we'd be driving around in the car and she would recite her bedtime story from the night before,” said her Dad Ian. “She didn’t just recite them, she recited them exactly.”
It’s not just her 5th grade reading level that’s shocking, Alexis also taught herself Spanish via her parents’ iPad.
Alexis’ parents know their daughter’s gift is amazing but they are also discovering new challenges.
“Does she go into kindergarten early? We are kind of hesitant because we do want her to to get that social aspect,” said Ian.
Alexis will never be able to go to a normal school, according to the doctor who helped test her.
One of the reasons, often times, kids this brilliant have high anxiety and it's easier for them to be around similar children.
“Anytime she learns a word and just picks it up through anything, she never ever uses it in the incorrect context, ever,” said Ian.
All Comments (21)
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"She's still a 3 year old at heart" uh.. no shes, literally 3 years old
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“She’s still a three year old at heart” No, she’s just literally a three year old :/
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every time I see the case of a child who is called a genius, I think about the pressure that child will have throughout their life to constantly prove that they're the best, and if things change over time, they will feel like a failure and feel like they let everyone around them down. Hope she has a good life in the future.
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I had a high IQ as a child and was often told how smart I was by my parents... I then got an ADHD diagnosis, promptly got bored in school and ended up barely graduating high school before eventually going on to get a Master's degree. It was a blessing and a curse...
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Well this sounds like a recipe for depression at age 7
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She clearly was exposed to Rick and Morty at some point in her childhood.
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This video is 9 years old. This girl is 12 now. I'm curious how her life has unfolded since this video.
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Her at 3: gets accepted to Mensa Me at 3: doesn't even know how to hold the pencil properly
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When I was 3, I got a piece of foam stuck up my nose for more than a month.
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We all know she's getting accepted to Harvard
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not to say that this child and i are the same, but from preschool i was constantly told how incredibly mature i was for my age, and it led to an abundance of mental health issues and traumas for me because i took it to mean it was okay to immerse myself in mature and adult things. i’m not saying this girl’s abilities should be discounted or ignored, but treating her drastically differently than others her age might result in a lot of struggles down the road. i really hope she’s doing alright.
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My grandchildren all read well above grade level when they were young. My granddaughter started reading at age 4 and was reading at 12th grade level when she was in 4th or 5th grade— the problem with that is, finding books at those high levels that are appropriate for her age is impossible. This was true of her cousin and older brother, too. She has been a bit ahead of grade level all her life and is now going into high school. If a kid is super ahead of their peers, the challenge is social development AND avoiding boredom, and finding ways to motivate them to enjoy learning, work hard and to know/understand that there are many things in life way more important than “how much you know”.
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"Shes smarter than her parents" "She has a 5th grade reading level" Not a good look for the parents lol.
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Everyone gangsta till the school system makes her clinically depressed at age 7
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Keep her at home! She doesn’t need to be exposed to all the bad behavior of so many kids in school. She’s a happy kid obviously.
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A lot of this feels like this ability to have a good memory.
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Girl: plays with duolingo Narrator: an *ADULT APP*
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“She’s smarter than 99% of people” “The reading level of a 5th grader”
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Its been 9 years, now we need a "where are they now" video to see if shes still in mensa
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This is an incredible little girl. All the information I know about geniuses is that they often fail in life because of the social aspect! Keep her emotions and social interactions paramount.
