{"id":5035,"date":"2012-05-09T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2012\/05\/09\/anthony-popa-urria-two-year-old-genius\/"},"modified":"2012-05-09T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T04:00:00","slug":"anthony-popa-urria-two-year-old-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/05\/09\/anthony-popa-urria-two-year-old-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Popa Urria &#8211; Two Year Old Genius"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5034\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/938a195f8810cb9b31c6503221891897.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Leah Hennel \/ Postmedia News\" class=\"caption\" title=\"Anthony Popa Urria has become a member of Mensa before he's turned three.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">CALGARY \u2014 He\u2019s not quite out of diapers yet, but a Calgary toddler has become the youngest person in Canada to join the ranks of the international high IQ society, Mensa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">Meet Anthony Popa Urria. At two years and nine months, Anthony has a staggeringly high IQ score of 154, just a few points shy of the estimated IQs of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">While most of his peers are singing Itsy Bitsy Spider and drawing crayon scribbles, this bright toddler spends his time reciting the alphabet backward and forward, counting to 1,000, and listing the planets in the solar system, days in a week, months in a year and the seasons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">He also speaks three languages (English, Spanish and some Romanian), can read full sentences in books he has never seen before, can write his own name and many other words, and can solve complex 70-piece puzzles, among his vast skills.<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: times; width: 200px; float: right; text-align: center; color: #3366ff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 25px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 15px; margin: 10px;\">\u2018He was very alert since he was about four months old. He was curious, looking around\u2019 <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">On a Friday afternoon in the Popa Urria household, the rambunctious youngster seems like any other two-year-old.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">Sitting on his blue, yellow and red tricycle, Anthony helps himself to a spoonful of chocolate ice cream.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">\u201cYummy!\u201d he exclaims with a sweet smile after the first bite.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">But as he peers over a gigantic illustrated atlas more than twice his size, points to and identifies the capital city of Madagascar (it\u2019s Antananarivo, in case you didn\u2019t know), it\u2019s clear the youngster is no ordinary child.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">His grandmother Felicia, who looks after Anthony during the day while his parents are at work, said she noticed early on that baby Anthony was an exceptionally quick learner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">\u201cHe was very alert since he was about four months old. He was curious, looking around,\u201d said Felicia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">At the age of six months, Felicia realized he could identify letters of the alphabet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"npImgRight\" style=\"float: right; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;\">\n<div class=\"npPosRel\" style=\"position: relative; width: 620px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-164690\" style=\"border-width: initial; max-width: 620px !important; border-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" title=\"Leah Hennel \/ Postmedia News\" src=\"http:\/\/nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/mensa-toddler-cal042012lr-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"415\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"npPhotoTxt npTxtPlain npTxtLeft\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #333333; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"npGroup\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 3px 6px 3px 6px;\">\n<p class=\"npPhotoCredit\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; color: #cccccc; float: right; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px; margin: 1px 0px 0px 0px;\">Leah Hennel \/ Postmedia News<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">\u201cHe wasn\u2019t even speaking yet, but my mom would have three flash cards up and she would say, \u2018Pick the letter C,\u2019 and he would point to it,\u201d explained Anthony\u2019s mother Laura, who herself holds four degrees, including a master of economics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">By 10 months, he was sounding out the alphabet phonetically.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">At first, mother Laura said she was skeptical. She wondered if her son was simply memorizing the letters without comprehending them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">But then, one day, she saw him manipulating wooden blocks with painted letters, turning a \u2018W\u2019 upside down to resemble an M, or inverting the number 7 to look like an L.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">\u201cHe actually recognized the relationships, and I thought, \u2018Well, that\u2019s impressive,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">In February, Laura took him to London, England to have his IQ tested.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">\u201cWe wanted him to be tested to give him better opportunities,\u201d explained Laura. \u201cI knew he was smart, but he\u2019s smart compared to the norm. I just wanted to see exactly how smart he is compared to other kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">Anthony met with esteemed British psychologist Dr. Joan Freeman, known for her research on gifted people, who confirmed their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">\u201cNaming alone is a first step in learning, being able to describe the function and selection of items are more advanced skills, which Anthony did well above his age level,\u201d Freeman wrote in his report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">Although she is proud of her son, Laura said she is worried about how he will cope once he starts school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">While Anthony is exceptionally intelligent, his emotional development is still on par with other children his age. That poses difficulties in his future education, she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">When Vicki Herd, a national board member for Mensa Canada, first saw Anthony listed as a new member of the society, she was convinced there had been a typo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">\u201cWe thought, \u2018Hey, they must have got the birth date wrong!\u2019\u201d she said with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">Across Canada, there are only seven other members of Mensa aged 10 and under. The next oldest member after Anthony is five.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">The average IQ for adults is 100, while most Mensa members have IQ\u2019s above 135, she estimated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">While any parent would be ecstatic to learn their child has higher than normal intelligence, Herd said it\u2019s important for parents of gifted children to ensure they are still able to socialize with other children and to learn other important life skills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">\u201cYou don\u2019t want them to end up like Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory!\u201d she joked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">Anthony is not the first kid genius to become a card-carrying Mensa member.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">Earlier this month, a four-year-old British girl with an IQ of 159 became a Mensa member. In 2009, another British child reportedly became the youngest Mensa member ever at two years and four months old, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.25em; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.83em 0px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arvo, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">Fletcher, Thandi. &#8220;Meet Anthony Popa Urria: Two years and nine months old with an IQ of 154&#8221; National Post. 21 April 2012. Web.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arvo, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 17px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">View original article at news.nationalpost.com:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arvo, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/21\/anthony-popa-urria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/21\/anthony-popa-urria\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALGARY \u2014 He\u2019s not quite out of diapers yet, but a Calgary toddler has become the youngest person in Canada to join the ranks of the international high IQ society, Mensa. 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