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Too Smart Q. Can a person have a high I.Q. and still be “mentally way o ff’? A. I wish I knew just what you meant by “ high I.Q.” and by “men­ tally way off.” They usually don’t go together. Studies of intellectually gifted peo­ ple indicate that they are usually well adjusted persons who are very successful in life. Too often the men­ tally gifted person has been pictured as a very peculiar person who could never fit into life and who finally found himself in some mental insti­ tution. Scientific studies show that this is absolutely untrue. Those who are intellectually gifted are com­ monly talented in many ways and blessed with a host of friends. It is possible, of course, for a person of high intellectuality to have a brain damage. I have worked with many boys and girls who were above aver­ age in intelligence but who had sus­ tained some type of brain injury. In other words they were originally intellectually superior, but through no fault of their own, one or more sections of the brain had been af­ fected, so that certain symptoms are now apparent. It is quite possible that by your term “mentally way off” you may refer to a very intelligent, competent person who is emotionally upset and unstable. Most of us do not act in accordance with what we know but rather in accordance with how we feel. Anyone, whether above or be­ low average in intelligence, may be mildly or severely emotionally upset because of experiences that he has had. In such cases one might be rec­ ognized as bright but also mal­ adjusted. Another case of a person who is very bright but who is maladjusted is one who is suffering from poor men­ tal health. Such poor health may be the result of a physical ailment, a psychological difficulty or a combina­ tion of the two. Mental illness takes its toll on both the intellectually gifted and the intellectually retarded, as well as the average.

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