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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, high IQ in and of itself is not a disability.  But...  quite often high IQ actually does come hand in hand with a disability.  High IQ frequently manifests itself together with some form of autism spectrum disorder (typically like Aspergers), as seen with [b]Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates and many other brilliant minds.  [/b]They might be highly functioning in many areas but still struggle with many basic day-to-day things like being able to tie one's own shoes.[/quote]

And you know this how?  It is all speculative at this point and I say this as the mother of a kid with Asperger's.  The fact is that we don't know and there are many many more brilliant people who were definitely NOT on the spectrum:  Shakespeare,  Leibniz, Galileo, Lincoln, etc.

Being brilliant does not entitle you to an IEP unless you have a diagnosed disability that is recognized under IDEA.  My kid with the 155 IQ has an IEP under "Autism" not because of his high IQ.

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