A 2-year-old girl from Los Angeles has been accepted to Mensa, the largest high IQ society in the world, with an IQ of 146.
At only two years old, Kashe Quest can identify all 50 states by both locations on a map and shape. She can name elements on the periodic table, count to 100, and memorized 50 signs in sign language. She is also learning to speak Spanish and read English.
Her mother, Sukhjit Athwal, noticed the young girl was very mentally developed and she couldn’t find a daycare that could foster her impressive talent.
Speaking to KTTV, the mother said: “We started to notice her memory was really great. She just picked up things really fast and she was really interested in learning.
“At about 17, 18 months, she had recognized all the alphabet, numbers, colors, and shapes.”
Even though Kashe is in the same group as the brightest people in the world, she is still a toddler.
“At the end of the day, she’s in that toddler stage,” she continued.
“So she very much is still a normal two-year-old where we have negotiations, we have tantrums, we have everything and it’s different because the way we communicate with her, it has to be different because she’s able to understand just a little bit more.
“I think one of the biggest things with me and [my] daughter [is] making sure she has a childhood and we don’t force anything on her. We’re kind of going at her pace and we want to just make sure that she is youthful for as long as she can be.”
Kashe becomes the youngest American member of Mensa. The executive director of American Mensa, Trevor Mitchell, told PEOPLE: “Kashe is certainly a remarkable addition to American Mensa. We are proud to have her and to be able to help her and her parents with the unique challenges that gifted youth encounter.”
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