Child's drawing 'predicts later intelligence'

[Still Waters]

The way children draw at the age of four can be a predictor of later intelligence, a study has suggested.

Researchers asked 7,752 pairs of twins to draw a picture of a child which was then scored by the number of features such as head, legs, hands and feet.

The children were also asked by the King's College, London team to complete intelligence tests at age four and 14.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...cation-28852471

[Lilly]

Makes sense to me...the smarter a person is the more they tend to notice details. Like the old saying, "The devil's in the details" meaning one has to be sensitive to details if one wants to be sharp.

[Bendy Demon]

Just what a kid needs now days, yet another way for adults to judge them by.

[shrooma]

Einstein was a late developer, and would probably have failed the test.

way to go scientists.....

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[lightly]

i'm puzzled by the inclusion of "later" intelligence. I would think that if the child has the mental capacity to notice details and communicate them in their drawing.. that child is already Intelligent?

[Kaikou]

Well that explains a lot. I still have the artistic value of a grapefruit.