Where does IQ come from?

[Anonymous]

Is it from the mother or the father? Or both?

[Anonymous]

IQ comes from psychology. It’s an attempt at measuring intelligence. Some would argue a weak attempt.

[Anonymous]

NP-I have never considered where is comes from, no doubt a combination of biological and environmental factors to consider.

[Anonymous]

I just had my 7 year old tested for ADD and over the course of two days they also did a lot of tests for IQ. Her IQ is 141. What am I supposed to do with that information?

[Anonymous]

You inherit genes from both parents, so both. But studies have shown a stronger influence of maternal IQ. Probably because mom spends more time with the kids.

[Anonymous]

Roughly half of the variation in IQ is attributable to genetics: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-intelligence-hereditary/

This varies greatly, IQ has huge limitations, it's the share of the VARIATION of IQ, not half of IQ - and add your own caveat, of which there are many more.

[Anonymous]

It's not uncommon for all siblings to have similar IQs. It's not uncommon for siblings to have very different IQs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just had my 7 year old tested for ADD and over the course of two days they also did a lot of tests for IQ. Her IQ is 141. What am I supposed to do with that information?

Did she get an ADHD diagnosis? My DS is similar and was diagnosed in 3rd grade. He tests really high on standardized tests but not so well in school where his executive functioning skills (or lack of them) come into play. It is a long and sometimes frustrating road. He coasted along in ES but went to a MS with tons of work. That’s when he started falling apart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Roughly half of the variation in IQ is attributable to genetics: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-intelligence-hereditary/

This varies greatly, IQ has huge limitations, it's the share of the VARIATION of IQ, not half of IQ - and add your own caveat, of which there are many more.

So dumb parents tend to have dumb kids. Not exactly rocket science.

[Anonymous]

Both parents but not always in equal measure. Certain things can increase IQ but not by huge numbers - reading, narration, sensory experiences, etc in first 3-5 years. Also childhood illness, nutrient deficiencies, stagnation, etc. can lower IQ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both parents but not always in equal measure. Certain things can increase IQ but not by huge numbers - reading, narration, sensory experiences, etc in first 3-5 years. Also childhood illness, nutrient deficiencies, stagnation, etc. can lower IQ.

I just read an article that said cuddling and hugging babies and toddlers raised IQ, too.

[Anonymous]

High IQ comes from the mother. Low IQ comes from the father. Obviously.....

[Anonymous]

IQ is kind of complex. I've read a little bit about it because my DS is an outlier (i.e. his IQ is very high and significantly higher than either parent) Here's a link to my favorite TedTalk on intelligence.

https://www.ted.com/talks/james_flynn_why_our_iq_levels_are_higher_than_our_grandparents?language=en

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just had my 7 year old tested for ADD and over the course of two days they also did a lot of tests for IQ. Her IQ is 141. What am I supposed to do with that information?

Did she get an ADHD diagnosis? My DS is similar and was diagnosed in 3rd grade. He tests really high on standardized tests but not so well in school where his executive functioning skills (or lack of them) come into play. It is a long and sometimes frustrating road. He coasted along in ES but went to a MS with tons of work. That’s when he started falling apart.

She got a generalized ADD diagnosis. She scored in the 99th percentile for most everything except anything related to executive function. Lots of good recommendations and she was noted as "phenomenally smart" and in need of more "advanced or gifted classwork" but she is in a title 1 school now and I plan to keep her there to keep working on her exec function schools in a low pressure environment and only 17 kids per class. She has serious social anxiety and I know that moving her too soon would be a huge emotional setback for her. No idea what our long term plan is. I know most schools don't differentiate in DC no matter what they say. She can easily get lost because she isn't asking for help and she tries to keep it together in school because of her anxiety. Not sure where to begin.