Sherwyn Sarabi’s IQ is at least 160 - putting him in an elite group which also includes Stephen Hawking. He is studying for a GCSE in maths and has passed grade five piano.
Mum Amanda, of Barnsley, South Yorks, said: “We work lots outside school as school is not enough for him.
“He wants to be taught and learn because otherwise he gets bored, and he used to misbehave when he wasn’t being challenged enough.
“Although maths is his favourite subject, he does well at everything he tries, like music– he’s passed his grade five in piano and grade three in violin already.”
Sherwyn said: “I’ve always loved maths. I like everything about it, especially algebra. It’s hard to explain why I can do it though, it just feels natural.
“I don’t remember doing the Mensa tests. But I felt really happy when I joined and grown-up too.I think I’d like to be a mathematician when I grow up but I’m not sure what to do exactly yet".
“I just like feeling tested enough by my teacher and out of school.I go to speech and drama class after lessons, I like football and musicals. I love keeping busy.”
Amanda has now written a book offering advice to parents about how to bring up a child genius.The book talks about how to get the right support for a gifted child, the importance of IQ testing and whether to skip school years and more.
Amanda said: “When I first found out he was gifted I was so confused.
“He had been learning fast all his life. By the time he was one he knew the colours, at two he could name all the countries on a map and at four he scored off the scale in his IQ test with Mensa.
“I had to read a lot of books to see how I could help him. While doing it I thought why not put all this advice into one book?”
