Autistic Girl With IQ Higher Than Einstein Earns Masters Degree At 11, Aspires To Be NASA Astronaut
Adhara P¨¦rez S¨¢nchez is an extraordinary 11-year-old girl from Mexico City with exceptional abilities that set her apart. With an IQ score of 162, higher than that of the renowned physicist Albert Einstein, S¨¢nchez is on track to earn a master's degree in engineering.
Adhara P¨¦rez S¨¢nchez is an extraordinary 11-year-old girl from Mexico City with exceptional abilities that set her apart. With an IQ score of 162, higher than that of the renowned physicist Albert Einstein, S¨¢nchez is on track to earn a master's degree in engineering.
She has already obtained a degree in systems engineering from CNCI University and an industrial engineering degree with a specialization in mathematics from the Technological University of Mexico.
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Despite facing bullying due to her autism, S¨¢nchez graduated from elementary school at the age of five and completed middle and high school in just one year.
She is an academic prodigy and an accomplished public speaker who aspires to become an astronaut.
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Her ultimate goal is to work with NASA, and she is actively pursuing this dream by collaborating with the Mexican Space Agency to encourage young students to explore the fields of space exploration and mathematics.
Sanchez, who was raised in a low-income neighborhood, was diagnosed with autism at the age of three after she experienced a regression in her speech development.
In an interview with Marie Claire, Sanchez's mother revealed that her daughter started to withdraw after receiving bullying from other students because of her condition and that her teachers didn't show any concern for her predicament.
"The teachers were not very empathetic; they told me I wished she would finish an assignment. She began to exclude herself; she did not want to play with her classmates and felt strange, different," said Sanchez's mother, Nayeli S¨¢nchez.
"She could be at school for a while, but then she couldn't, fell asleep, and didn't want to do things anymore. She was very depressed, people did not have empathy, they made fun of her," said the mother.
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As a result of the unfavorable conditions, Sanchez had to change schools three times. However, her intellectual curiosity remained strong.
Sanchez's mother noticed that her daughter could memorize the periodic table and had even taught herself algebra. Believing her daughter was just bored, she enrolled her in therapy.
Then, a therapist recognized Sanchez's exceptional intelligence and recommended that the Center for Attention to Talent (CEDAT), a school for gifted children, take her in.
The school confirmed that Sanchez's IQ was higher than that of Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
"I want to go to space and colonize Mars. Imagine where you want to be if you don¡¯t like where you are. I see myself at NASA, so it¡¯s worth a try," the 11-year-old told Goalcast.
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