Adhara Perez may be young but she already boasts an intelligence quotient of 162, and her score is higher than notable geniuses Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein, who each had an estimated score of 160.
The 8-year-old girl from Mexico City was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome when she was only 3 years old. The developmental condition can cause some problems with social interaction.
Adhara told the Yucatan Times that she was ‘made a mockery at school.’ Other students would call her names like ‘oddball’ and ‘weirdo.’
Her mom, Nallely Sanchez, told the outlet: “I saw that Adhara was playing in a little house and they locked her up. And they started to chant: ‘Oddball, weirdo!’ And then they started hitting the little house. So I said, I don’t want her to suffer.”
The young girl fell into a deep depression and didn’t want to go to school anymore. Teachers said Adhara would sleep in class as she was not interested.
Aware of Adhara’s unusual intelligence, Sanchez realized the current education plan was not suitable for her daughter so she decided to take her to therapy.
That’s when Adhara’s incredibly high IQ was known and she found a learning environment that adjusts to the skill sets of students.
She managed to finish elementary school by the age of five, middle school by six, and completed high school by 8.
According to Yucatan Times, Adhara is now in the process of earning two degrees online, one in systems engineering and one in industrial engineering in mathematics.
Adhara also wrote a book about her life with the title ‘Do Not Give Up.’ She was also featured in Forbes Mexico’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Mexico.
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