Crohns people - intelligence test

[AJC - Australia]

I have heard from many doctors that 'most people with crohns appear to be intelligent, above average IQ'.

Were you above average at school?

 

[shamrock15]

I was in my classes. Honours student from grade 7 - 12 with much of it in the 90% range.

 

[DustyKat]

:lol: I wasn’t but then I don’t have Crohn’s!

Sarah was accelerated at school in Math’s. The school wanted her to have additional testing done but she refused.

Matt was also accelerated in Math’s and Science. He started his Bachelor of Science on a part time basis at 15.

 

[ronroush7]

I had low grades in college but they tested me and I had a pretty high I Q

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[nogutsnoglory]

This seems like a silly theory. I can't buy into it but I am a genius

 

[Grumbletum]

I wouldn't say I was super intelligent, but I was always in the top group in my school classes. I went on to get my degree in English and Drama then a Diploma in EFL. I'm studying through work to qualify as an AAT accounting technician, and have passed all my exams so far.
The eternal student, my mother used to say, and 'just because you're bright doesn't mean you've got commonsense! ' :tongue::study:

 

[stephk]

I always did well in elementary school and pretty well in high school. "Genius" was thrown around when I was a baby, I think. I feel like I'm smart, but not unusually smart? I mean, I speak 2 languages, have law degrees in 2 different languages, went straight from grade 13 to law school on scholarship. But I'm not curing cancer or attending MENSA or anything.

 

[Kero]

I have been told I have a high IQ, I was also in the gifted program throughout school. I don't think I'm crazy smart though.

 

[towlsmoke420]

for some reason im forgetful. I dont know why *cough cough

 

[AJC - Australia]

i wonder if there is a personality type that is associated with crohns…

 

[PsychoJane]

I have always been in the first percentiles. I've never had pressure from my parents to get good grades, it has always been my own personnal "challenge". Yet, I know for sure that this was one of the major source of stress throughout my life.

 

[Trysha]

Gifted-- High IQ
Family egghead (behind my back!)
Never stopped reading and studying

 

[Brenden]

Interesting theory. I don't consider myself super smart but I did get honor roll throughout highschool, I was usually one of the smarter students in the class. I did get a scholarship and complete my university courses in senior high. Also my ex girlfriend with Crohns is really smart as well.

 

[Cat-a-Tonic]

As a small child my IQ was apparently off the charts high - there was a lady hired by the county whose job was to go around testing the intelligence of all the 18~ month olds in the county. Most kids, when shown a picture of a dog, would say "doggie" or "woof woof." When I was shown the picture, I was able to correctly identify the breed - I said, "Collie!" The lady said I was one of the smartest kids she ever tested (she was quite disappointed a few years later when she came back to test my little brother - she had high hopes for him, but he tested totally average, saying "woof woof" when the collie picture came up). I'm not sure if you can quantify a toddler as being a "genius", but I definitely tested far higher than average on the intelligence test I was given at that age.

I think I've gotten far stupider with age/illness though. My memory is terrible and sometimes I just feel rather slow mentally, particularly when my symptoms are hitting me hard. Oh, and the funny part is, now that we're adults, my brother tests at a slightly higher IQ than I do (neither of us are geniuses though!) - I guess he caught up to me and surpassed me, or I have gotten dumbed down to the point where he's now smarter than I am. (He has no chronic illnesses FWIW.) We both test above-average nowadays, so I'm still smarter than the average bear I guess, but I'm no longer the smarty-pants I was when I was much younger.

 

[kiny]

It was considerably above average. The test was done in relationship to starting Latin language courses in high school.

I think people with crohn's disease are very intelligent people, it would not surprise me that the genetic traits we have also put us in a different genetic bracket regarding intelligence.

 

[Trevor]

I'm dumb as bricks but high IQ. I'm awful at school but I did manage to pass high school without ever actually attending more than a few classes in the last two years

There are many interesting comparisons between autism and IBD too.

Gut-Brain-Skin axis at work.

 

[Cat-a-Tonic]

Trevor, I've heard that too - I fit many of the criteria for Asperger's, although I've never been tested for it, so I may be on the spectrum (or is Asperger's not considered an ASD anymore?). I also have a cousin with Autism and he's got many many food allergies.

 

[xmdmom]

My son is extremely bright.

 

[Trevor]

Ha! Me too, Cat-a-Tonic. I'm not sure what spectrum I may or may not be on but I'm very much in the 'he's odd' category.

I've always viewed it as a good thing as a unique perspective + quick thinking is a pretty handy tool set.

 

[AJC - Australia]

yep - turn your brain off!!!

 

[eleanorruby]

Always was considered abnormally bright or "gifted." Graduated Magna Cum Laude at a prestigious college. Was the only person in my immediate family to ever really even read a book let alone attend college. So, who knows? Could be coincidence.