First of all, what is high intellectual potential? It is actually a characteristic of the intelligence quotient (IQ) in a segment of the population. HPI individuals have an IQ between 130 and 160. This child and adult profile has features that are specific to High Potential. Gifted children have a great natural curiosity. They also have excellent memory and often hypersensitivity. Gifted children are often endowed with tree-like thinking, which gives them strong creativity and allows them some speed in solving problems.
Signs of precocity can be detected by parents, although an IQ test with a psychologist is necessary to determine a child’s giftedness. But even in babies, certain character traits can arouse the mistrust of parents.
With babies, it is the look that can reveal high intellectual potential. Gifted babies will be bright-eyed and full of curiosity. When they are older, we can see high potential in word and language. Gifted children often have a richer language than their peers. They strike through verbal contact. They are also endowed with great sensitivity and express their emotions very strongly. For example, they may be more sensitive to sounds, smells, or colors. Precocious children will also ask many questions of those around them. In addition, these are often existential questions about the world, for example about death or the universe. There may also be a challenge to authority related to the rapid development of critical thinking. At school, these are students who can develop a form of boredom because their pace of learning is faster than that of others.
- Hypersensitivity (sensory and emotional)
- a great curiosity by asking many questions
- A very quick understanding
- A great perfectionism in the execution of tasks
IQ tests
WPSSI-IV
The WPSSI-IV is a test for young children. It takes a little over an hour on average. Based on logic exercises, this test is based on several axes: Verbal Comprehension Scale, Visual-Spatial Scale, Fluency Scale, Working Memory Scale, and Processing Speed Scale.
WISC-V
The WISC V is for children between the ages of 6 and 16. It is based on the same scales as the WPSSI-IV with logic exercises adapted to the child’s age.
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