The story of the gifted kid Lawson Lundberg became known thanks to the reader of one of the Internet portals. He sent a motivating story about a boy from a pair of twins born prematurely. Find out that doctors’ diagnosis is not a verdict.
The brother and sister were the late children of Sarah Lundberg, her eldest son by that time had about 25 years. After birth, the babies spent several weeks in the intensive care unit, under the supervision of doctors.
And if the girl was developing normally, then the boy’s condition caused medical concerns. They determined that the child has a clear slowdown in cognitive processes. This meant that his mental functions, perception and memory would develop much worse than those of his peers.
Today, Sarah Lundberg recalls that for the first two years Lawson really spoke badly and interacted with others, but after that, he changed dramatically. Her son instantly grasped all the available information and correctly remembered even those words and concepts that his parents did not teach him, but simply used in communication with each other.
When in winter, due to a snowstorm, electricity went out in their area for several days, the child learned in such a short time not only the names of many countries, but even the capitals of each of them. Thus, the boy not only caught up with the development of other children of his age, but even significantly outstripped them.
After this incident, Sarah decided to check the IQ of her three-year-old son, she was amazed by the result, the tests showed that the child’s IQ is 150 points. For comparison, at a much more mature age, the IQ of an outstanding scientist, Albert Einstein, ranged from 160 to 180 points. Moreover, scientists have noted an indomitable craving for knowledge and an amazing ability to memorize information in a baby.
Today, Lawson has become one of the youngest members of the oldest organization for intellectuals, where the entrance test requires 130 points to be scored, which the boy easily surpassed.
In memory of the time when donations collected as part of the March of Dimes campaign helped him and his sister in the department for heavy babies, the boy took up a brush and began to paint pictures to thank everyone who donates to charity.
Interestingly, Sarah’s eldest son also had developmental problems. Childbirth was also difficult and the child spoke poorly until the age of two, but after that he began to develop just as quickly. At the age of 29, he has a doctorate.
Lawson’s story demonstrates that toddlers with developmental problems will not necessarily have learning problems at all. It is likely that their intelligence needs its own, comfortable pace of development.
