Hello Jennifer;

I thought I had sent this earlier, but I don't see it up here.

My IQ at two years old impressed my neurophsychologist alot.

BUT... I have had ADD all my life (43+ years) but only had it
diagnosed about five years ago... with ADD, I never had the chance to
reach the potential that the tests suggested that I had at two years
old.

When I was two, two years old for crying out loud, my mother was
told "this kid's going to Yale". Poor mom. She believed them. I
flunked out of state college instead. But if those numbers really
meant something, I'd BE a neurosurgeon and not a lumber salesman...
according to them, I had "lots" of potential.

Please remember that an IQ of 60 is a made up number that some people
in white lab coats thinks measures your "potential".

I have been in the presence of certified "geniuses" who didn't know
how to tie their shoes. I have been in the presence of "Mensa
Members" who didn't have a clue how to say "please", or "thank you",
or think of anybody but their own smart-alec selves...

To me, there are more important facts of life than how well you can
do math equations on paper.

IQ tests don't measure your ambition, your drive, your desire to
learn, your desire to make your life better. And without taking that
into consideration, I think the men in the white lab coats aren't
always right about the actual intelligence of the folks they test!

I've seen and known people with lots of potential but they don't have
a clue how to apply their knowledge, (myself included) even with a
high IQ. They won't get half as far as someone who learns how to
apply the potential she does have, someone who learns to make the
best of what potential she does have...

I hope that helps.... ?

Chris



--- In hydrocephalus@yahoogroups.com, <wildcatfan@...> wrote:
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> Does everyone with hydrocephalus have a learning disability? I have
congenital hydrocephalus and a mild mental disability and my IQ is
below 60 and I wondered if anyone has dealt with this before?
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> Jennifer
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