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My friends and their "perfect children" are making me jealous!
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<blockquote data-quote="Giulia" data-source="post: 520479" data-attributes="member: 14306"><p>I just want to add to persons talking about IQ that you can have ADHD, BiPolar (BP) and such, and being gifted. </p><p>Also, its not because you have a Ph.D or a college degree that you are intelligent. Conversely, you can be very intelligent while having only a SAT, or even no diploma. </p><p>How many MD have you seen and you complaint that "this guy is absolutely stupid, I can't even make a photo of him/her" ? Conversely, you can have persons driving trucks, taxi drivers, cooks.... who can be very intelligent, with high IQ. </p><p>Also, you can be very nasty and having a high IQ.</p><p>It's not because you struggle at school that it automatically means that you are stupid. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Also, untreated ADHD, BiPolar (BP) or so can more often than not give IQ results which are below your actual result : say that normally, your IQ would be 150. But if you have untreated ADHD, BiPolar (BP) or so, you can get a result like 100, 120.</p><p>Does it mean that you are less intelligent, and that you are not gifted ? The test gives this result, but it does not absolutely mean that the result is absolutely accurate. </p><p>Because a test, IQ or whatever, can be absolutely misleading. </p><p></p><p>Think about Pigmies, who live in Africa, and have never ever know the Western world. If we administer an IQ test to a Pigmy who has never ever been in a Western country, he would have a result like 20. Which, if we strictly interpret the test, is labeled as "profound mental retardation". </p><p>Does this truly mean that our Pigmy has a profound mental retardation ? I cannot absolutely say so. It's just he gave wrong answers because he doesn't know our social codes. </p><p>But if he were in his natural place of living, you would see that he is very intelligent, and indeed gifted. </p><p>For once, you would be like a retarded person, because there, you wouldn't know the Pigmies social codes. </p><p></p><p></p><p>My point is that worrying about diplomas, IQ or such, is pointless and harmful for you, and your family. It's not the white check or black check for the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Giulia, post: 520479, member: 14306"] I just want to add to persons talking about IQ that you can have ADHD, BiPolar (BP) and such, and being gifted. Also, its not because you have a Ph.D or a college degree that you are intelligent. Conversely, you can be very intelligent while having only a SAT, or even no diploma. How many MD have you seen and you complaint that "this guy is absolutely stupid, I can't even make a photo of him/her" ? Conversely, you can have persons driving trucks, taxi drivers, cooks.... who can be very intelligent, with high IQ. Also, you can be very nasty and having a high IQ. It's not because you struggle at school that it automatically means that you are stupid. Also, untreated ADHD, BiPolar (BP) or so can more often than not give IQ results which are below your actual result : say that normally, your IQ would be 150. But if you have untreated ADHD, BiPolar (BP) or so, you can get a result like 100, 120. Does it mean that you are less intelligent, and that you are not gifted ? The test gives this result, but it does not absolutely mean that the result is absolutely accurate. Because a test, IQ or whatever, can be absolutely misleading. Think about Pigmies, who live in Africa, and have never ever know the Western world. If we administer an IQ test to a Pigmy who has never ever been in a Western country, he would have a result like 20. Which, if we strictly interpret the test, is labeled as "profound mental retardation". Does this truly mean that our Pigmy has a profound mental retardation ? I cannot absolutely say so. It's just he gave wrong answers because he doesn't know our social codes. But if he were in his natural place of living, you would see that he is very intelligent, and indeed gifted. For once, you would be like a retarded person, because there, you wouldn't know the Pigmies social codes. My point is that worrying about diplomas, IQ or such, is pointless and harmful for you, and your family. It's not the white check or black check for the future. [/QUOTE]
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