The child's ability to read words prompted his parents to contact the Guinness Book of Records.
At just two years old, Isla McNabb from Crestwood, Kentucky, amazed the world with her incredible talents, becoming the youngest member of Mensa.
This is stated on the website of the Guinness Book of Records.
Mensa International is a non-profit organization open to people scoring in the 98th percentile or above on a standardized IQ test and is the world's largest and oldest society for high IQ people.
Isla joined the organization after scoring in the 99th percentile of intelligence for her age on the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale, writes The Guardian.
Isla's parents noticed that she had a very focused attention from the moment they brought her home. Although she was clearly very bright, nothing seemed out of the ordinary—until she started studying.
At just one year old, Isla began learning colors, numbers and the alphabet.
“At seven months old, she would pick out certain items from picture books when asked,” said Isla's father, Jason McNabb.
She taught herself the alphabet at 18 months and began reading two years later. For Isla's second birthday, Isla's aunt, Crystal, gave her an erasable writing pad.
Jason wrote the word “red” on the tablet and Isla was amazingly able to read the word.
Isla's parents also found colorful toy letters under objects throughout the house. Next to the chair they found the letters CHAIR, and near the sofa – SOFA. Even their cat Booger was found with the letters CAT next to him.
It was at this point that her mother Amanda suggested checking on Isla. When she turned two and a half years old, Isla entered the 1% of the population, making her eligible for membership in Mensa.
Isla, now three years old, attends preschool.
The girl takes pride in her learning, and although she scores above average in many subjects, she is particularly strong in maths and is an excellent reader.
“She often mispronounces words that we can only assume she learned from reading,” Jason says.
Isla also started showing her parents the American Sign Language alphabet, and they are still trying to figure out where he learned it.
However, Jason says there are some challenges in raising such a bright child and that there has been a learning curve.
It was previously reported that a 12-year-old boy received five higher education diplomas.
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