2-year-old girl has an IQ of 146 and is the youngest member of US Mensa
Simply stunning, chatty, and able to belt out the hit song from Frozen “Let It Go,” Kashe Quest of Los Angeles, Calif., appears to be just like any other toddler.
Except for one major difference. She’s absolutely brilliant.
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At the age of two, Kashe became the youngest member of Mensa, the world’s largest and oldest high IQ society. The average IQ in America is 100; hers is 146.
Learning her ABCs
Kashe’s mom Sukhjit Athwal first noticed something was different about her curly-haired adorable daughter when teaching her the basics. By the time she was 18 months old, Kashe already knew her numbers, shapes, colors, and the full alphabet.
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Her sharp memory allowed Kashe to pick things up quite quickly. The toddler’s pediatrician recognized Kashe’s academic prowess at her 18-month checkup.
Kashe could read, knew more than 50 signs in sign language, could count to 100, and identify all 50 states based upon their shape and location on the map. Her pediatrician was shocked!
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Can you do this?
A feat most adults can’t do – Kashe can even name all of the elements on the periodic table by their symbols.
“She’ll wake up on a Saturday and say, ‘I wanna do elements,’ or, ‘I wanna do states,’ so whenever she’s leaning into it, we’re just there to support her,” said her dad Devon Quest.
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Even though academically she outperforms some adults, she’s still just a toddler and her parents remind themselves of that fact daily. They don’t want her to lose one second of her childhood because of her incredible intelligence.
Sugar and spice and everything nice
At the end of the day, Kashe still is a little girl.
“So she very much is still a normal two-year-old where we have negotiations, we have tantrums, we have everything and it’s different because the way we communicate with her, it has to be different because she’s able to understand just a little bit more,” Sukhjit said.
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The couple allows their daughter to set the pace for her education and work hard to ensure that Kashe still has a childhood.
“I think one of the biggest things with me and [my] daughter [is] making sure she has a childhood and we don’t force anything on her. We’re kind of going at her pace and we want to just make sure that she is youthful for as long as she can be,” Sukhjit said.
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Preschool prep for the gifted
Fortunately for Kashe, her mother possesses a background in education and childhood development. Sukhjit taps into her own skill set to support and guide Kashe’s personalized academic schedule.
In fact, Sukhjit even started a preschool for intellectually gifted wee ones. She also has an online educational store.
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Gifted in many ways
Kashe currently is learning to speak Spanish and loves her dance class. American Mensa Executive Director Trevor Mitchell praised Kashe’s intelligence.
“Kashe is certainly a remarkable addition to American Mensa. We are proud to have her and to be able to help her and her parents with the unique challenges that gifted youth encounter,” he said.
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To qualify for Mensa, a person must score at least 132 on the Stanford–Binetare IQ test, which is considered in the top 2 percent of the general population. American Mensa says it has more than 50,000 members, ranging from ages 2 to 102, and includes a range of people like actors, teachers, student, garbage collectors, engineers, and others from all walks of life.
Watch Kashe in action and marvel at how amazingly brilliant she is while still being just your average adorable toddler. We can’t wait to see how far she goes in life!
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Source: Instagram/kashequest, People, YouTube/Fox 11 Los Angeles