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Autistic British Boy Beats Einstein And Steven Hawking With 162 IQ
The boy’s genius mind meant he was smarter than Einstein.
Kevin Sweeney, an 11-year-old boy, has beaten Steven Hawking and Albert Einstein with his IQ test. The autistic boy received an IQ score of 162, which makes him among the top one percent of human beings and landed him an invitation to Mensa.
The genius took the test at the Quaker Meeting House in Edinburgh and since the news, he’s been invited to join Mensa.

He’s also memorized the periodic table since the age of 6. He started reading before he even joined the primary school, a telltale sign of a genius boy. Kevin is the only child in the family, and we can imagine how much his parents are doting and feeling proud of him.
Kevin loves quizzes and shared that he loves shows like ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire,’ ‘The Chase,’ and ‘Only Connect,’ which challenge one’s memory and logical thinking. His proud father, Eddie Sweeney, spoke excitedly, “Kevin was running round the garden when he got the results. It meant a lot more to him than we imagined it would.”
“We hope this is a great boost for him. Life has its challenges for Kevin, and we really want to help maximize his potential and give him every opportunity in life.”

“It’s amazing we are so proud, and Kevin is over the moon,” the father-of-four continued. “He got the maximum score for someone his age. There were no other children at the test it was all adults.”
The boy’s mother, Laura, chimed in by noting how they’ve always noticed that Kevin was a very bright child. The Fife-based family from Lochgelly shared, “We thought he might get overwhelmed being with all adults, but he was just chatting away to everyone saying ‘Hi, I’m Kevin.'”
“We are so proud as parents. We have always known he was really clever. We always told people he’s a genius, and I don’t use that word lightly.”

His father recalled the one time he nailed the £250,000 question while watching ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ before the options were even presented.
“When another show asked about the cost of a bus fare in Harry Potter, he was adamant the answer they gave was wrong,” said the proud father. “He went upstairs, found the right page in the right book within seconds, and proved he was right – the film version had used a different price.”
