Conquer Club

February 17, 2014

A Mensa 3-year-old girl is breaking records as the youngest new member to join the prestigious community with an IQ over 160. Called by experts as simply brilliant and an “unbelievable” case, Alexis Martin is making waves along the Web today in becoming part of the Mensa organization at such a young age. NewsOxy reveals this Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, that this gifted girl is already able to read fluently, has taught herself Spanish, and is capable of memorizing bedtime stories in a flash.

The 3-year-old girl and Mensa member is named Alexis Martin, and her parents have a very real reason to be proud of their young daughter. This brilliant child is said by her father Ian to be capable of doing things that almost everyone her age has not even become close to grasping yet, including learning a new language on her own, reciting extended phrases, and reading at a markedly high level. Ian Martin added that the apps on the iPad, particularly those in foreign language, have proved useful in enhancing his daughter’s advanced thinking prowess.

The unbelievable child is thought to have an IQ well over 160. In fact, amazed doctors who recently tested the 3-year-old Mensa member said that she scored so high on the critical thinking exam that they were unable to gauge her IQ fully.

Alexis was noted by her parents to begin reading capably at only 2 years of age.

“Probably 12 to 18 months or so we’d be driving around in the car and she would recite her bedtime stories from the night before. I mean we’re talking 20 to 25 page books, she would recite them from the night before but not just recite them, recite them exactly.” Ian said. “She can read and translate and correct us on Spanish”.

At this time, Alexis is thought to be at a fifth grade reading level. The Mensa 3-year-old girl managed to learn Spanish from studying on her parents’ iPad app. However, her parents soon realized that while their simply brilliant child is indeed a great gift, such intelligence is also posing some new and unexpected challenges.

“Does she go into kindergarten early? We are kind of hesitant because we do want her to to get that social aspect,” added Ian.

Due to her advanced IQ of 160 and unbelievable thinking ability for her age, doctors who tested Alexis Martin feel that this 3-year-old girl should never go to a normal school; instead, she should be offered a specialized program instead. To put it simply, she is too smart for the regular education system offered by schools today for a majority of students. At the same time, doctors are also aware that these types of children can also suffer from extreme anxiety, so social growth is equally important.

The Mensa society is viewed as a way for her and others like Alexis to engage in advanced intellectual discussions and opportunities.

“Anytime she learns a word and just picks it up through anything, she never ever uses it in the incorrect context, ever,” concluded her father Ian. “It’s amazing.”

BigBallinStalin wrote:IQ doesn't capture creative thinking.

oVo wrote:Speaking three languages fluently means you're trilingual and those who speak two are bilingual, but if you just speak one? You're American.

radiojake wrote:Sounds like a subtle advertisement for some ipad app

PLAYER57832 wrote:Higher IQ is not just about memorizing, its about a greater capacity to think. I don't put a lto of stock in specific IQ numbers, but I have worked with a couple of kids who were absolutely brilliant. One taught himself to read before he was 2. Then there was the 11 year old attending college classes.

The first kid is doing well now. His parents home-schooled him, back when that was just a new thing. The school just could not deal with him,but they worked with the parents to ensure he was able to participate in PE, music, field trips and other activities (like plays). His parents tried to treat him like any other kid, its just that he learned algebra and calculus when other kids were learning to add and multiply... etc.

The other child, I don't know much about any more, but we were all concerned at the time. He could not, for example, take his own notes -- his physical hand writing skills were just not developed well enough. he took sociology classes and while he could remember all the information, just did not have the experience to put things into context. Worse, ,he did not interact much with kids his own age.

MENSA might be able to help the child, but it depends on the group. I am qualms about parents putting a 3 year old on display on youtube.

thegreekdog wrote: Let's see this three year old get a job.

radiojake wrote:

thegreekdog wrote: Let's see this three year old get a job.

Hasn't been socialised to willingly give up their time and labour for a pointless exercise for meagre wages yet -

School will fix her

thegreekdog wrote:

radiojake wrote:

thegreekdog wrote: Let's see this three year old get a job.

Hasn't been socialised to willingly give up their time and labour for a pointless exercise for meagre wages yet -

School will fix her

Given her apparent intelligence, her wages may not be meager.

Welcome back by the way.

thegreekdog wrote:I went to middle and high school with this kid who was taking college math classes as a 12 year old. He's 35 now and is a ski instructor in Utah.

oVo wrote:

thegreekdog wrote:I went to middle and high school with this kid who was taking college math classes as a 12 year old. He's 35 now and is a ski instructor in Utah.

Sounds like this guy is even smarter than you thought.

thegreekdog wrote:I went to middle and high school with this kid who was taking college math classes as a 12 year old. He's 35 now and is a ski instructor in Utah.

PLAYER57832 wrote:Higher IQ is not just about memorizing, its about a greater capacity to think.

radiojake wrote:Sounds like a subtle advertisement for some ipad app