Meet Teddy Hobbs, a pint-sized prodigy from Somerset, England, who’s not your average toddler.
By the tender age of 2, Teddy had already mastered counting to 100.
But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
By 4, he could do this in not one, but seven different languages!
And if that’s not impressive enough, he also taught himself to read.
This extraordinary youngster’s brilliance earned him a spot as the UK’s youngest member of Mensa, a prestigious high-IQ society.
To join this elite group, one must score in the top 2 percent of the general population on a supervised IQ test.
Teddy aced this test at just 3 years and 7 months old, joining the ranks of the intellectually elite.
Teddy’s journey to discovering his exceptional abilities began quite unexpectedly.
His parents first noticed something special when he received an assessment before starting school.
They were amazed to find that their son had taught himself to read by watching TV and playing on his tablet at just 2 years old.
Initially, they thought he was just making sounds while playing, but soon realized he was counting in Mandarin!
Beth, Teddy’s mom, shared that her son tends to fixate on a topic for a few months before moving on to something new.
From numbers to times tables, countries, and maps, and then learning to count in different languages, Teddy’s curiosity knows no bounds.
His IQ score places him in the 99.5 percentile for his age, a remarkable feat for such a young child.
Despite his extraordinary intelligence, Teddy’s parents are keen on keeping him grounded.
“He’s starting to figure out now that his friends can’t read and he’s a bit like ‘why?’ But it’s really important for us to keep him grounded. If he can do these things, fine. But he sees it as just ‘OK, well I can read but my friend can run faster than me. We’ve all got our individual talents,'” Beth explained.
Teddy’s unique talents extend beyond academics.
When asked what he’s making out of Play-Doh, he might say he’s “cutting a shape of Kenya.”
His love for learning is evident in his choice of treats too.
Given the option between a book and chocolate, Teddy will choose a book every time.
He’s particularly fond of reading Harry Potter books.
But at the end of the day, Teddy is still very much a 4-year-old boy.
“He’s absolutely a normal four-year-old boy,” Beth says. “He finds poo really funny.”
His parents, who conceived Teddy via in-vitro fertilization, often joke about how he got so smart, wondering if the embryologists might have “slipped a needle” or something.
Raising a child prodigy like Teddy comes with its unique challenges.
Spelling out words to keep things from him is no longer an option; nothing gets past Teddy, and he remembers everything.
To learn more about this brilliant little boy’s story, check out the video below.
Learn more about this brilliant little boy’s story in the video below.
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