Two Year-Old Girl Becomes Youngest Member Of Mensa

April 30, 2009 by tanya
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Two year-old, Elise Tan Robert, has become the youngest ever member of the high IQ club Mensa.

The brainy toddler is able to name 35 capital cities, recite the phonetic alphabet, and count up to 10 in Spanish. She can also spell her name out loud, read the words mummy and daddy, say the alphabet off by heart, and name shapes.

She has an IQ of 156, which is higher than the former Countdown mathematically whiz, Carol Vorderman, who is also a member of the elite society. Other well known members include Sir Jimmy Savile and Sir Clive Sinclair.

To be considered for Mensa membership, a candidate must show that their IQ ranks in the top 2% of the population.

Normally, Mensa will only consider testing children above the ages of 10 years-old. Out of the 24,000 members in the UK and Ireland, only 900 are under 18 years-old.

They decided to accept Elise into the society based on intelligence tests which showed that she was in the top 0.2% of her age nationally.

Her mother, Louise, 28, from London, said she knew that her daughter was ‘different’ from the moment she was born. She was a very curious child who spoke her first word when five months-old and was walking from eight and a half months.

“She just says things and you have no idea where she got it from.” Louise told the Daily Mail.

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2 Comments on "Two Year-Old Girl Becomes Youngest Member Of Mensa"

Levanah on Wed, 6th May 2009 8:23 am

That’s amazing. My niece also said her first word at 5 months.
At 8 months, she can stand for 30 seconds but then gives up by going back down on her knees. She can only do one step so far. Her words she says often is nana, papa, Mau (which is my brothers name), Vaa (my name), mum and dad and loves to dance and sings along when someone is singing. She is quite strong and loves food. Right now, I’m just researching some ideas on how to increase her ability to know more at such a young age. Would love any opinion on how to. Go Elise… I believe as the knowledge increases in this world, considering all the new technology people are coming up with, so it is possible to teach toddlers to do the impossible.

Pops on Tue, 9th Feb 2010 9:58 pm

This is incredible and deserving of attention , however all children have this ability and could reach this level “IQ” potentially. It’s all about staring early when their brain’s neuroplasticity is at it’s best for soaking up knowledge. I must admit that I wish someone could have mentioned this to my parents (as you have probably noticed some grammatic mistakes). Our 19 month old son reads about 120 words, knows shapes and is potty trained almost 100%. The best thing out there right now is the Your Baby Can Read DVD package. Dr. Robert Titzer prove that children can read at an early age and my son is living proof.

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