Scorpion
POSTED BY: JEWELSTAITEFAN
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Almost all High-IQ people possess the complete set of indicators/syptoms for Asbergers - one reason why many consider Asbergers to be a fictional diagnosis.
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Well, I have heard use of neuro-typicals and non-neuro-typicals frequently. He calls his group "enabled" and in some ways they are and in some ways they aren't
Never heard of "neuro-typicals" either. Where do you live, or what career field are you in, that you have heard these terms before? I have not heard high-IQ people use these terms in CA, WI, OK.
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People who have special abilities and higher IQ's ARE different in many ways. It can make living an isolating thing and many tend to become arrogant about their talents in order to cope.
The other item I was going to mention, but seemed to have forgotten, was their use of numbers for IQ on the show. If any one of them is half as smart as they claim to be, they would know that the numbers are essentially meaningless, yet they use them as if they mean something. They seem to be using the assumption that is the lead guy is around 197ish and 4th highest recorded IQ, then they must be referencing the scale by which Marilyn Vos Savant was recorded at over 200. I admit I have heard High-IQ people unfamiliar with the terms (as well as wannabes) use numbers like this, but these clown on the show act like they throw the numbers around willy-nilly and just try to impress others who are not them. This also yanks me out of the suspension of disbelief.
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Oh, honey...You'll have to trust me on the Asperger's thing as I'm married to one. It exists. It is a vastly different mindset than simply having a high IQ. There's a reason it comes with an 85% divorce rate. If they were just smart they could realize that their behaviors hurt others but many can't without a ton of therapy. I also have a child with a learning disorder and had the same as a child that went undiagnosed. I spend a lot of time reading anything medical and comments on websites to try to understand both.
Having the internet is a privilege. While most people spend their time looking at pics of Kim Kardashians bum or latest vid, I've spent a lot of my time reading things like this :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mental_disorders
I believe you can't begin to understand humanity or yourself until you can understand what makes it all tick. It's made a lot of my life make sense where none was before I can tell you that....
I think Scorpion is doing a lot of "dog and pony show effect." They want to validate that these are smart people and they want you to accept that they are smarter than you, and a LOT of people cannot accept that without a measure stick of some kind. I've spoken to a few people who can't have a conversation with ANYONE new without mentioning their IQ, and I agree it's obnoxious. But then IQ and EQ are two VERY different things 
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
a LOT of people cannot accept that without a measure stick of some kind. I've spoken to a few people who can't have a conversation with ANYONE new without mentioning their IQ, and I agree it's obnoxious. But then IQ and EQ are two VERY different things
Do you find it entertaining when these people insist upon this tactic when they are speaking to somebody with a far higher IQ that they are spouting - whether they ever realize it or not? I have found they seldom figure out that the person they were trying to impress was far beyond their league. I also find that some of us linger and eavesdrop on such intercourse due to the sheer hilarity and hypocrisy.
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"It is far better to be thought of as a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
Unfortunately, lack of tact is universal- whether you are a genius or an idiot.... 
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"It is far better to be thought of as a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
Unfortunately, lack of tact is universal- whether you are a genius or an idiot....
I was wondering - how did these people introduce the concept of their superior IQ? Did they just state some number that identifies them, or something else?
I had largely forgotten, I had heard of one girl who while in school regularly related to others that she was so smart, and apparently felt smarter than others, and stated she was a member of a High-IQ group. I herd this from many people, and without exception they were all turned off by the conversation.
But I still had not heard of normals or neuro-typical.
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I was wondering - how did these people introduce the concept of their superior IQ? Did they just state some number that identifies them, or something else?
Most people who have higher IQs tend to gravitate to others with high IQs and the subject just comes up sooner or later, but I find that the people who LEAD OFF with the subject of IQ are desperate to compensate for what they perceive as their own low value. Abandonment by a parent or spouse and failure at a vocation seem to be common factors, at least with the people I've talked to. I was put in advanced placement classes as a kid, so I had some idea I had a few extra points and I use those points to be the very best housewife I can be
I have a hard time dealing with people because of it though. Anyone wanting to tell me what to do or say I have a tendency to tell them where to go.
You know what bugs me about the show? Elyes Gabel has a big scar on the left side of his face that goes through his lips up to his nose and they keep filming that half of his face in dark so it's not as noticeable but them trying to hide it is actually what is distracting to me
It looks like maybe a sporting or a bike injury, but the internets doesn't seem to know....He's still cute though
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bumping THIS up the list and the spammers down 
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I was wondering - how did these people introduce the concept of their superior IQ? Did they just state some number that identifies them, or something else?
I find that the people who LEAD OFF with the subject of IQ are desperate to compensate for what they perceive as their own low value.
So they just blurt out a number? Or some other reference to identify their IQ level?
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Some do, if they know, but most just hint at why they think they are a genius and you are supposed to be just enthralled, I guess, and inquire further.
I usually try to find another topic...or an exit sign
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Some do, if they know, but most just hint at why they think they are a genius and you are supposed to be just enthralled, I guess, and inquire further.
I usually try to find another topic...or an exit sign
Were you aware that the most accurate way of determining a person's level of intelligence is to gauge how often they agree with me?
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