Vinci: 225
Kim Ung-Yong: 210
Nathan Leopold: 210
Hypatia: 210
Christopher Langan: 210
Emanuel Swedenborg: 205
Gottfried Leibniz: 205
Francis Galton: 200
Michael Kearney: 200
John Stuart Mill: 200
Hugo Grotius: 200
Thomas Wolsey: 200
Michael Grost: 200
Isaac Newton: 190
Albert Einstein: 180
Uhlman continued, “Now, in comparison, Robert’s IQ is so high that we here at Mayo can’t accurately quantify it, and Drs. Draper, Knoll and Massey reached the same conclusion. And I have to tell you, if you’ll excuse the immodesty, that my staff and I are at the pinnacle of expertise in the field of intelligence measurement.”
“Do you have any idea?” asked Peter.
“We can only begin to estimate Robert’s minimum intelligence. This we put at 550-600, but I’m confident that this is inordinately minimized. Now in IQ terms, every fifteen points higher is a standard deviation off the mean, which means that a 200 or 300 point differential in IQ between Robert and the highest person on the list, William Siddis, represents not just twice, but a quantum leap in the intelligence level. A veritable different species altogether.”
“How could this happen? It just doesn’t make any sense,” Edith said.
“We don’t know. My guess would be some kind of genetic mutation. We’re running DNA analysis from a piece of Robert’s hair.”
Peter shifted uneasily in his chair and pulled at his pants. “Doctor—is this a good thing or is there a dark side here for our son?”
“That’s a very good question, Mr. Austin.”
“The good, of course, is that Robert enjoys his intellect, as you know. He has an insatiable thirst for knowledge and loves to be challenged mentally. His potential is unlimited,” Uhlman said.
“And the bad side?” Edith asked, sitting rigidly, her back straight and her hands pressed tightly together.
Uhlman intertwined the fingers of his massive hands in front of him as he looked squarely at Peter and Edith. “Well—there are a few things. So far, Robert has been sheltered from society. He hasn’t attended school and he hasn’t been exposed to the media. So he has been able to thrive in the private sequestered environment that you’ve created for him. That will come tumbling down the moment Robert steps foot in school. That will be the beginning of the pain and hurt for him. The isolation, the frustration, and the taunts.”
“What are you talking about? He’ll be the star in school.” Peter flicked his right hand as if to brush away Uhlman’s comment.
“That’s not how it works, Mr. Austin. There are hundreds of treatises written on the subject. Robert will suffer mightily in a normal academic and social environment.”
Peter’s face was now red and his voice had grown louder. “Let’s change gears here for a moment. Did you investigate what we originally went to Dr. Draper for in the first place? The nightmares and trances?”
“Yes I did. Let me give you some background. Children who have exceptional intelligence also have what are called “Overexcitability Factors”. These were first identified and classified by the famed Polish psychiatrist, Dr. Kasimierz Dabrowski, who recognized five dimensions in which gifted children showed greater than normal psychic intensity. He called these intensities, OE’s—which are heightened levels of awareness and sensitivity to various stimuli. The greater the intelligence level, the more pronounced the OE. This has been proven in countless case studies. Robert, being of extraordinary intelligence, is also prone to extraordinary levels of OE. Of the five types of OEs, the two that are most relevant to Robert’s nightmares and trances are the ones which Dabrowski designated as “Imaginational” which are characterized by inventiveness, the ability to visualize clearly, dreaming, daydreaming, fantasy and magical thinking; and “Emotional”—an intensity of feeling and susceptibility to depression, anxiety and
Kim Ung-Yong: 210
Nathan Leopold: 210
Hypatia: 210
Christopher Langan: 210
Emanuel Swedenborg: 205
Gottfried Leibniz: 205
Francis Galton: 200
Michael Kearney: 200
John Stuart Mill: 200
Hugo Grotius: 200
Thomas Wolsey: 200
Michael Grost: 200
Isaac Newton: 190
Albert Einstein: 180
Uhlman continued, “Now, in comparison, Robert’s IQ is so high that we here at Mayo can’t accurately quantify it, and Drs. Draper, Knoll and Massey reached the same conclusion. And I have to tell you, if you’ll excuse the immodesty, that my staff and I are at the pinnacle of expertise in the field of intelligence measurement.”
“Do you have any idea?” asked Peter.
“We can only begin to estimate Robert’s minimum intelligence. This we put at 550-600, but I’m confident that this is inordinately minimized. Now in IQ terms, every fifteen points higher is a standard deviation off the mean, which means that a 200 or 300 point differential in IQ between Robert and the highest person on the list, William Siddis, represents not just twice, but a quantum leap in the intelligence level. A veritable different species altogether.”
“How could this happen? It just doesn’t make any sense,” Edith said.
“We don’t know. My guess would be some kind of genetic mutation. We’re running DNA analysis from a piece of Robert’s hair.”
Peter shifted uneasily in his chair and pulled at his pants. “Doctor—is this a good thing or is there a dark side here for our son?”
“That’s a very good question, Mr. Austin.”
“The good, of course, is that Robert enjoys his intellect, as you know. He has an insatiable thirst for knowledge and loves to be challenged mentally. His potential is unlimited,” Uhlman said.
“And the bad side?” Edith asked, sitting rigidly, her back straight and her hands pressed tightly together.
Uhlman intertwined the fingers of his massive hands in front of him as he looked squarely at Peter and Edith. “Well—there are a few things. So far, Robert has been sheltered from society. He hasn’t attended school and he hasn’t been exposed to the media. So he has been able to thrive in the private sequestered environment that you’ve created for him. That will come tumbling down the moment Robert steps foot in school. That will be the beginning of the pain and hurt for him. The isolation, the frustration, and the taunts.”
“What are you talking about? He’ll be the star in school.” Peter flicked his right hand as if to brush away Uhlman’s comment.
“That’s not how it works, Mr. Austin. There are hundreds of treatises written on the subject. Robert will suffer mightily in a normal academic and social environment.”
Peter’s face was now red and his voice had grown louder. “Let’s change gears here for a moment. Did you investigate what we originally went to Dr. Draper for in the first place? The nightmares and trances?”
“Yes I did. Let me give you some background. Children who have exceptional intelligence also have what are called “Overexcitability Factors”. These were first identified and classified by the famed Polish psychiatrist, Dr. Kasimierz Dabrowski, who recognized five dimensions in which gifted children showed greater than normal psychic intensity. He called these intensities, OE’s—which are heightened levels of awareness and sensitivity to various stimuli. The greater the intelligence level, the more pronounced the OE. This has been proven in countless case studies. Robert, being of extraordinary intelligence, is also prone to extraordinary levels of OE. Of the five types of OEs, the two that are most relevant to Robert’s nightmares and trances are the ones which Dabrowski designated as “Imaginational” which are characterized by inventiveness, the ability to visualize clearly, dreaming, daydreaming, fantasy and magical thinking; and “Emotional”—an intensity of feeling and susceptibility to depression, anxiety and
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