A polyglot as tall as three apples. Able to read fluently and count in seven different languages, 4-year-old Theodore Hobbs was admitted to the international organization Mensa, reserved for people with high intellectual potential, late last year, when he was just 3 years old. He is the youngest member from the UK, reports the independent.
Learn to read alone at 2 years
Affectionately nicknamed Teddy, the little one can count to 100 in English, his native language, but also in French, Spanish, German, Mandarin and Welsh.
The young Briton also learned to read, on his own, from the age of 2 years and 4 months and does not hesitate to tackle entire novels. In particular, he addressed the famous Harry Potter saga. His parents, however, do not allow him to read all the passages.
According to his parents, the boy is not allergic to numbers either: reciting the multiplication tables is one of his favorite activities. “He even once got so carried away with fractions, to the point of nosebleeds,” his mother told British media.
A false result on an IQ test
Little Teddy joined the Mensa association after taking the Stanford-Binet test, a recognized IQ test. The exercise amused the little one a lot, according to his parents.
“We told him that he was going to do puzzles for an hour with a lady and he thought it was wonderful,” says his mother.
The young man’s score was particularly high: 139 on a scale of 160, while not exceeding 110 for most of the population. A big surprise for his parents.
“We knew he could do things other kids his age couldn’t, but we didn’t realize how good he was,” says his mother.
With this score, the parents learn that young Teddy is eligible into the Association for High Potentials. “It is an extraordinary coincidence that (Teddy) was accepted. (…) We never had the goal of integrating Mensa,” they say.
“Nothing escapes him”
The young man’s curiosity is not always easy to handle on a day-to-day basis for those close to him. When Teddy doesn’t hesitate to ask her questions about the war in the Ukraine, his mother admits to being unsettled. “It’s hard to explain it to him when he’s so young,” she admits.
“Nothing escapes him, he listens to everything. You can remember conversations we had at Christmas last year, ”she laughs again.
Still unaware of his difference, the young man will make his first return to school next September. Like other kids his age this time.
Source: BFM TV
