Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome are examples of syndromic intellectual disabilities. Intellectual disability affects about 2 to 3% of the general population. Seventy-five to ninety percent of the affected people have mild intellectual disability.

115 to 129: Above average or bright. 130 to 144: Moderately gifted. 145 to 159: Highly gifted. 160 to 179: Exceptionally gifted.

According to Weiten, “IQ tests are valid measures of the kind of intelligence necessary to do well in academic work. But if the purpose is to assess intelligence in a broader sense, the validity of IQ tests is questionable.” Some scientists have disputed the value of IQ as a measure of intelligence altogether.

The term “intellectual disability” is gradually replacing the term “mental retardation” nationwide.

Types of learning disorders include reading (dyslexia), arithmetic (dyscalculia) and writing (dysgraphia). The unknown factor is the disorder that affects the brain’s ability to receive and process information.

A reading disability is a condition in which a sufferer displays difficulty reading. Examples of reading disabilities include: developmental dyslexia, alexia (acquired dyslexia), and hyperlexia (word-reading ability well above normal for age and IQ).

IQ classification is the practice by IQ test publishers of labeling IQ score ranges with category names such as “superior” or “average”….Wechsler Intelligence Scales.

www.mensa.org. Mensa is the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test.

The Prometheus Society is a high IQ society, similar to Mensa International, but much more restrictive….Prometheus Society.

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Gould is a member of Mensa, and, as of 2012, had accelerated four grades in school. He stated on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that he has an IQ of 150.

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Ariel Winter Workman, known professionally as Ariel Winter, is an American actress, voice actress, and singer who is best known for her roles as Alex Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family and Penny Peterson in the 2014 DreamWorks Animation film, Mr. Peabody & Sherman.