It is generally believed that gifted children don’t need special attention but it has been found that gifted children form another group that the society continues to treat unfairly. The gifted children are more touchy and withdrawn, because their high ability hampers their interaction with

The questions about genetics and intellect are sensitive enough. Evidently when one of the most eminent scientists of our times blunders into this minefield of genetics and intelligence, the repercussions are inevitable. In October 2007, James Watson, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for his

There is still no universally agreed upon definition if intelligence as there are many contrasting theories of intelligence. Some regard intelligence to be the ability to acquire new information and to adjust to new circumstances, while others regard it as the skill to solve complex problems. One

Intelligence is distributed in the population in such a way that most people make scores in the middle range while only a few make very high or very low scores. This produces a bell-shaped distribution, called as the normal curve. Differences in intelligence greatly affect people’s ability to

The term IQ (Intelligent Quotient)/ has become so much of public parlance that the term is greatly distorted and many a times used as malicious abuse that such and such person has no IQ. On a scientific note, IQ is the measure of cognitive abilities, such as the ability to learn, understand and

What is Emotional Intelligence?/ According to Daniel Goleman, “Emotional Intelligence is the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and others.” Characteristics of people with high Emotional

What is Intelligence?/ Intelligence is used to refer to overall capacity for learning and problem solving. It is made up of many abilities, such as comprehension, reasoning, judgment, memory span etc. Thus, a good intelligence test measures capacities such as a child’s potential for social

The Fragile X Syndrome is caused by a defect in the X chromosome, and is the leading cause of mental retardation worldwide. It is a genetic condition that could cause learning problems in children, from subtle learning difficulties with a normal IQ or mental impairment. It roughly affects one in