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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Dobkin

Meet Zorien: The four-year-old with a genius IQ

  • Four-year-old Zorien Royce from Illinois has been accepted into the prestigious Mensa society after scoring 156 out of 160 on an IQ test, placing him in the "profoundly gifted" range.
  • This "multilingual math whiz" can count to 10 in five languages, reads at a third-grade level, and is learning advanced mathematics, including three-digit multiplication and fractions.
  • His parents, Md Naqib Alam Ansari and Monirupa Ananya, noticed his unusual curiosity from nine months old, with Zorien spelling complex words and counting to 100 by age two.
  • Beyond his academic prowess, Zorien is described as a kind and social child who loves the library and aspires to become a NASA scientist.
  • His family supports his development by enrolling him in a gifted school and after-school programmes, aiming to provide resources while ensuring he enjoys his childhood.

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‘Multilingual math whiz’: 4-year-old boy from Illinois accepted into Mensa with genius IQ

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