11-Year-Old Autistic Boy Gets Highest Possible IQ Score, Beating Albert Einstein

Kevin Sweeney, age 11, outperformed two of the world’s most well-known geniuses, Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein, in terms of IQ.

According to his parents, Sweeney, who has autism, has “always been really clever.” He could read at age six and was already familiar with the periodic table before beginning primary school.

Kevin, who enjoys games and quizzes, took the Mensa IQ test at the Quaker Meeting House in Edinburgh and received a score of 162.

Although Albert Einstein never formally took an IQ test, scientists believe his IQ to be the same as Stephen Hawking’s, which is 160.

Kevin has now been invited to join Mensa the world’s oldest high IQ society.

His dad Eddie Sweeney, 40, told how Kevin had been the only child taking the test that day.

Eddie said:

‘We thought he might get overwhelmed being with all adults, but he was just chatting away to everyone saying: “Hi, I’m Kevin.”

‘It’s amazing. We are so proud and Kevin is over the moon. 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 maximise his potential and give him every opportunity in life.

‘We always told people he’s a genius, and I don’t use that word lightly.’

Eddie and mum Laura, 39, said Kevin is able to answer all the questions on The Chase, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire and Only Connect

Eddie said:

‘(Kevin) got the £250,000 question correct even before the options came up.

‘When another show asked about the cost of a bus fare in Harry Potter, he was adamant the answer they gave was wrong.

‘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.’

But the parents say Kevin’s biggest passion is music as he sings and plays the chanter, piano and guitar.