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69. Photographic Memory -
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 12:18 PM
Feb 2014

my family suspected one of my aunts had it. It isn't connected with intelligence - it is a perfect recall of printed materials.

She is a power house at 4 years old....abc's at 4 months..ha ha. Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #1
Dad said she was a handful, I bet she is. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #5
I'll bet we have a few congresscritters who don't know their ABCs. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #7
Oh I feel your pain, sheshe2 Feb 2014 #9
lol. +1. nt clarice Feb 2014 #80
yea...sounds like she is likely higher than 145...probably too hard to really measure a 4 year old. Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #98
K&R burrowowl Feb 2014 #2
I concur Mira Feb 2014 #14
Yes. Look at her eyes. Maybe it is just my imagination, but she looks really scary smart. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #62
Doesn't IQ measure higher as folks age? TBF Feb 2014 #68
IQ test scores are normed for age AngryAmish Feb 2014 #108
Right on. 2naSalit Feb 2014 #3
Wow sakabatou Feb 2014 #4
k&r handmade34 Feb 2014 #6
Good for Anala being so intelligent at four. Nice addition Cha Feb 2014 #8
Good kick off indeed Cha! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #10
More to come! DeSwiss Feb 2014 #11
I rejected Mensa membership Galileo126 Feb 2014 #12
If you knew anything about Mensa Demeter Feb 2014 #19
Thank you for speaking up. murielm99 Feb 2014 #36
I Went To A Couple Of Meeting In Chicago ProfessorGAC Feb 2014 #88
+1 spinbaby Feb 2014 #115
Where to even begin? ..... Nah, no point. nt Hekate Feb 2014 #20
I agree. Anyone with a high enough SAT score or a high enough score on pnwmom Feb 2014 #26
Why post this? Bragging? Weird to me! nt Logical Feb 2014 #28
As a Mensa member, you're not talking about me or others I know. SharonAnn Feb 2014 #46
What exactly do you do? woolldog Feb 2014 #119
I joined Mensa a long time ago but let my membership lapse soon after. Kablooie Feb 2014 #49
Sure you did. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #55
.that's precisely how I feel about people who allegedly turn down memberships to MENSA... LanternWaste Feb 2014 #90
. Glassunion Feb 2014 #99
This little girl really is impressive. I like her. Archae Feb 2014 #13
The monthly journal accepts paid advertising. I've never met any of those people, altho... Hekate Feb 2014 #21
It's not just advertising. Archae Feb 2014 #24
Mostly I don't read the magazine, but occasionally have found articles of interest. Hekate Feb 2014 #32
I've known about three dozen people who've self-identified as MENSA members Orrex Feb 2014 #22
Kind of like DU on a slow news day. LanternWaste Feb 2014 #91
LOL! Hekate Feb 2014 #100
Impressive little one! calimary Feb 2014 #15
Hi, calimary! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #16
Beautiful! Phlem Feb 2014 #17
How is that possible? Deep13 Feb 2014 #18
But with poorer memory, Rain Man, if I remember correctly, had eidetic memory. Humanist_Activist Feb 2014 #29
Yeah, remembered everything and could count really fast too. nt Deep13 Feb 2014 #74
George W Bush can't even say the word "nuclear". lpbk2713 Feb 2014 #23
. ReRe Feb 2014 #34
Neither can Sarah Palin indie9197 Feb 2014 #39
I suspect she has Eidetic Memory. Promethean Feb 2014 #25
Could you remind what that is again? Orrex Feb 2014 #27
Photographic Memory - TBF Feb 2014 #69
That will help you on a lot of things... kjones Feb 2014 #75
Agree - TBF Feb 2014 #78
Open up the doors and let her go as far as she wants to! kestrel91316 Feb 2014 #30
The nicest thing about Mensa is being in a group where you are "normal" at least part-time Hekate Feb 2014 #31
Good to see you Hekate. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #33
I agree. It is the one place murielm99 Feb 2014 #37
Re aspies: There's a high tolerance for "difference" Hekate Feb 2014 #101
You don't feel "normal" around ordinary folk? Really? delrem Feb 2014 #40
I think you mean validation. However, age & chronic depression have ensured I "fit in" wherever. Hekate Feb 2014 #64
So I recently joined the 999 society. NYC_SKP May 2015 #120
Big surprise to see this old thread pop up. I hope you enjoy yourself meeting new people.... Hekate May 2015 #122
She should join one of the selective high-IQ societies. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2014 #35
What she >should< do is be a normal kid with lots of interests Hekate Feb 2014 #38
Bingo! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #44
Yep she can join those groups when she's an adult if she wants to. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2014 #83
That's why I left in college and returned in my 30s. I saw the same UU connections you did... Hekate Feb 2014 #89
You're right. Programmers too. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2014 #96
My nephew's son knew all the capitols at 4. His very r/w religious parents loudsue Feb 2014 #41
From your mouth to Gawds ear, loudsue! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #43
You should see this little guy. He looks up into his parents faces and says loudsue Feb 2014 #47
My son was five mzteris Feb 2014 #52
IQ 210 Kim Ung-Yong always impressed me doing calculus at age 4 on TV. Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #42
“Society should not judge anyone with unilateral standards" jsr Feb 2014 #70
I read about that as well - he seems pretty well adjusted and desires a simple life. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2014 #97
My son was reading a few months before his 3rd birthday, BobTheSubgenius Feb 2014 #45
Oh my! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #48
What did he go on to do? MrMickeysMom Feb 2014 #50
Your last line is . . . not surprising, for a child like that. pnwmom Feb 2014 #59
A lot of smart kids drop out and get a GED because they are bored. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2014 #85
She also has an IQ of OMG THAT KID IS SO CUTE I COULD POP! nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #51
She sure is, tblue. n/t sheshe2 Feb 2014 #54
My daughter learned advanced algebra at age 2, delrem Feb 2014 #53
impressive marions ghost Feb 2014 #86
does she acuse chestnuts of being lazy ? NM_Birder Feb 2014 #93
she bounces on the couch a lot delrem Feb 2014 #94
is it...an "evil" couch ? NM_Birder Feb 2014 #95
Sooo.... RobinA Feb 2014 #104
How could they tell she knew the alphabet at four months? treestar Feb 2014 #56
Mensa... People obsessed with their intelligence. nt longship Feb 2014 #57
Are you really willing to speak with authority about this, or are you just sad? NYC_SKP May 2015 #121
"I'm FOUR and smarter than my parents" -- OK, let's talk turkey here: struggle4progress Feb 2014 #58
I think every 4 year old thinks that, and she might be in a lot of ways. pnwmom Feb 2014 #60
Wisdom comes with experience, not age, but right on otherwise. n/t FSogol Feb 2014 #73
FYI, I, like most mammals can regulate my body temperature. FSogol Feb 2014 #72
If you have conscious control of your body temp, then I am impressed struggle4progress Feb 2014 #82
For heaven's sake don't showcase her! Laffy Kat Feb 2014 #61
+1 MadrasT Feb 2014 #65
Now there's a brain the right wing will be after! grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #63
I have mixed feelings about this. MadrasT Feb 2014 #66
+1. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #67
Agree. n/t lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #76
I sincerely hope they don't go the reality show route. arcane1 Feb 2014 #81
I hope the little smartie changes her name! Quantess Feb 2014 #71
The name is beautiful and has meaning. bravenak Feb 2014 #77
I ain't in MENSA, but I suspect that the comment referred to Ms Beevers' surname. Orrex Feb 2014 #102
That's weird. bravenak Feb 2014 #103
No. Quantess Feb 2014 #106
Kids are indeed cruel. Orrex Feb 2014 #109
You hadn't considered the "anal" in Anala? OK, obviously the parents hadn't either. Quantess Feb 2014 #110
No, I hadn't considered anal, but thanks for asking. Orrex Feb 2014 #111
Sorry, I just think it's not a good name. Quantess Feb 2014 #116
I should perhaps state clearly that I agree with you Orrex Feb 2014 #117
you get what I'm thinking. Anyway. Quantess Feb 2014 #118
I think Anala, is a beautiful name. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #113
amazing.... clarice Feb 2014 #79
I wonder how many more weeks (days?) will pass before Lunacee_2013 Feb 2014 #84
Alphabet at 4 Months ProfessorGAC Feb 2014 #87
I feel particularly humbled when I read of even the typical genius... LanternWaste Feb 2014 #92
Am I RobinA Feb 2014 #105
Why? Because her name is Anala Beevers? Quantess Feb 2014 #107
I'm Not Sure RobinA Feb 2014 #112
Kind of like walking at 6 months. Both are not physically possible. But oh, those eyes! Still libdem4life Feb 2014 #114
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