Understanding IQ Tests Anything above 140 is considered a high or genius-level IQ. It is estimated that between 0.25 percent and 1.0 percent of the population fall into this elite category.

On average, vegetarians had a higher childhood IQ score than non-vegetarians. According to sex, the mean (SD) childhood IQ score of vegetarians compared with non-vegetarians was 106.1 (14.7) and 100.6 (15.2) for men and 104.0 (14.1) and 99.0 (14.7) for women, differences of 5.5 and 5.0 points (P<0.001).

85 to 114: Average intelligence. 115 to 129: Above average or bright. 130 to 144: Moderately gifted. 145 to 159: Highly gifted. 160 to 179: Exceptionally gifted.

Any score of above 140 is considered to be that of a genius.

5 Signs You Might Actually Be A Genius

1. You Talk To Yourself. Before you assume those who talk to themselves have lost their marbles, re-evaluate the cause.
2. You Have Social Anxiety.
3. You’re A Chronic Worrier.
4. You Stay Up Late & Get Little Sleep.
5. You Value Daydreaming.

Nearly 70 percent of the population has an IQ between 85 and 115 on most tests. The scores above 115 are generally considered as “high IQ,” and those above 130 to 132 (depending on the test taken) are usually considered highly gifted and are in the top 2 percent of the population.

There is no doubt that gifted children can be ADD/ ADHD. However, there are also gifted children whose “inappropriate behavior” may be a result of being highly gifted and/or intense.

Children who are gifted may have behaviors that look like ADHD or autism. “One of the things we know about gifted children almost universally is that they are intense,” says psychologist James T. Webb, who specializes in them.

AS is a disorder in the autism spectrum that is observed in some gifted children. Gifted children may be very difficult to diagnose with AS because the disorder may resemble other problems such as a learning disability or simply just similar traits of a gifted child.

“The term ‘gifted and talented,’ when used with respect to students, children or youth, means students, children or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services or activities not …

Given the need to identify gifted students, here are some general behavioral traits that children exhibit that can help teachers pinpoint a gifted student:

1. Curious and motivated.
2. Asks many questions.
3. Has a good memory.
4. Quickly retains information.
5. Masters reading skills early.
6. Demonstrates strong math skills.

The vast majority of children are not gifted. Only 2 to 5 percent of kids fit the bill, by various estimates. Of those, only one in 100 is considered highly gifted. Prodigies (those wunderkinds who read at 2 and go to college at 10) are rarer still — like one to two in a million.