High IQ with James Chan | Real Life Aspergers Interviews

James Chan is a member of Mensa Singapore with a passion for the Rubik's cube. Here's what he had to say about living with a higher than average IQ - it's not always easy!
EDIT (1:34): “Max Park was the defending world champion when the video was taken; that distinction now belongs to a different person”
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[@hannahclarke2611]

I am a woman with Aspergers, ADHD and an IQ of 164. I wasn't diagnosed with any of these things until I was 28. I'm 32 now. My life has gotten exponentially better after understanding myself in relation to my strengths and weaknesses. However, I also now have a whole lot of emotional baggage (depression, anxiety) as a result of not receiving help earlier. I am still trying to navigate a firm self concept with all of this new information. As a kid I was disruptive and was placed in learning disabled classes leading me to believe I was stupid for most of my life. I'm undertaking a philosophy PhD now so it turned out well for me but many are not so lucky. All I will say is that whatever we think we know about intelligence is probably not even the tip of the iceberg. Further research needs to be done on looking at the correlation between giftedness and disability. Too many are falling through the gaps.

[@bexsybood1282]

clara1548 I couldn’t agree with you more. My son has the most beautiful mind in need of constant information yet secondary school saw him as disruptive and challenging (things indeed he was in school , never at home) He was massively underachieving so I took him to sit a Mensa test and at 15 he scored 136 and that was missing 6 questions out coz he didn’t want to guess lol . However school couldn’t help and he ended up failing his exams as a consequence believes he is unintelligent and so down on himself. He is nearly 18 now and have no idea how to help . He believes he has a form of Aspergers and school did say A.D.D But I can’t seem to help him . I’m glad your finally diagnosed and feel that would help him but doesn’t seem like there is the same help here in the UK . If anybody does know of anything please let me know :)

[@buttsexxor]

From another climbing back out of the gaps, thankyou for this, While my story is different, its reassuring to see that I am not the only one that has suffered, maybe im not alone after all.

[@artfulaspie9775]

Yep, we are clever, but socially naive. Bullies and crazymakers have hurt me badly. I live, but I see the world differently.

[@albarodriguez9406]

Wow i'm freaking out. I'm a woman recently diagnosed with ADHD and an IQ of 158, and starting to work on an Aspergers diagnosis. I'm 28, and i find this a beautiful coincidence. I relate totally with everything you say. I feel like i'm in a mess and diagnosis are being so important for me. It's hard growing up just "guessing" what makes you different. Everything it's so hard and the fact that most people is unable to understand intelligence as a disadvantage makes it harder. It makes me so angry that, as you say, too many are falling through the gaps. It makes me angry "i may sound selfish saying this, and i'm provably am" that someone who hit ceiling on non verbal reasoning tests have been working as a waitress for more than ten years. I'm angry any time i see someone referencing Einstain's 160iq as a marvel while remaining indifferent about the fact that thousands of people with the same intelligence remained silent through history, often doing manual labour or worse while their sensitivities and unmet potential teared their soul apart from the inside.

[@jgdhjjdkgj1857]

Ive scored 130 on many IQ tests. I have autism, but the thing is, my math bump (back of the skull) was squished in due to a birth complication from lying in an incubator for months after birth. I always had to sit in extra math help classes which i guess my parents and teachers thought would help me with counting, but whats broken is broken in that part of my brain at least. My math capability is that of a 7-8 year old. But my analytical logical forehead/frontal cortex skills are through the roof. One woman estimated my general IQ at 150 (which basically means what my math IQ would have been also just as how my other brain parts are wired had i not gotten sepsis at birth. Growuing up, i was always best at whatever i did in comparison to my peers around me. Painting, gaming, reading as many words as i could in a limited time, designing maps in games, and now as im in my 20s, philosophy. Ive solved some world changing problems in my head. Whether i like it or not, as i walk arounf most people in society, i feel like how diderot, aristotle and nietzsche among others described average people, as how the average people feel superior to children, i feel compared to them. Every day is real life idiocracy for me. Ive come up with maybe 100 quotes, and invented a thing.

[@trishtuthill6107]

There’s more than one way to have a brain!

[@user-ep1sw6od3u]

indeed xD this guy had like 86 iq max

[@nicholascrow8133]

Underrated comment!!!

[@thenextbigthing1393]

Every brain is different

[@stevechen3580]

​@@user-ep1sw6od3uYou probably 76 😂

[@turtle6265]

I like what Mr. Chan said about finding beauty in textures and colors. Thank you Mr. Chan. 🐢

[@MadMax22]

Apparently having overexcitabilities doesn’t mean you have stronger emotions but you have deeper emotions that form more connections.

[@deterdettol]

You're welcome! :) Glad you enjoyed it!

[@isisknoblauchmoosburger5922]

@@deterdettol that's make me cry! I feel that in the same way. (I maybe be also autistic.)

[@chosensomeonelse]

yep, it's like a super power. It's also cool that it works with all senses and could be connected X)

[@QuiltingCrow]

I was diagnosed this March with 41 years: Asperger's and a high IQ (ranging between 126 and 151 - please remember that there is no way to nail the IQ down to a single number due to statistic deviation (if that's the correct term in English - sorry, my mother tongue is German)). Today I understand myself so much better. When I got the diagnosis, I was actually relieved because that was the answer I would have needed all my life. Nevertheless I find it very hard to be on the spectrum AND have a high IQ (they told me I was high above average in terms of logical and organized thinking, for example, and I have a special ability to learn languages, because I see the patterns and connections in grammar very easily). It makes me lonely. It makes that I do not understand neurotypical people AND a lot of people on the spectrum. I get totally stressed out just by having to driving my car with all the people around who do not stick to the rules. In fact, high stress levels are effecting my health (high blood pressure). I find it extremely hard to socialize - even if I'm good at masking, I still repel people by what I say and how (I often hear that I am arrogant which I am NOT). So, for me the thing Sartre said is very true: hell is other people. On the other hand I totally love being on the spectrum. I love thinking how I think. Seeing connections where other don't. I love learning and spend each day some hours learning a language. I can also see a lot of beauty in the world. So, two sides to this mixture of Asperger's and high IQ...

[@binelillekatt9655]

Hi, I'm from Germany too, but enjoy soeaking/writing in English. May I ask how you went about to get your diagnosis? Kind regards, Bine

[@QuiltingCrow]

@@binelillekatt9655 I had been in therapy for four years due to complex PTSD, but the better my symptoms got, the clearer it became that there must be something else. I didn't have to do a lot of research to find that Asperger's might be a thing for me, so I talked about my suspicion with my therapist and she recommended a hospital with a mental health ward in my region. I contacted them directly and they sent me several questionnaires beforehand and gave me several appointments. To spare me another appointment (the whole process was mere stress for me), they sent their diagnosis to my therapist and we talked about it, but I want to emphasize that it is by no means necessary to have a therapist or so. You can ask to have the diagnosis done without even involving your GP into the process. Btw, I', from the Heidelberg/Karlsruhe/Stuttgart area, so if you're from here as well, contact me and I can recommend the hospital I went to.

[@QuiltingCrow]

@@binelillekatt9655 Snakker du norsk? :)

[@binelillekatt9655]

@@QuiltingCrow Hej, nej men svenska. 😊

[@binelillekatt9655]

@@QuiltingCrow Thanks for answering. At first I only saw the notification for your question. 😊 I'm from the Darmstadt-Dieburg region, so not too far away. Thanks for your kind offer. Honestly, I don't know why, but recently I've become increasingly interested in the topic and watched several videos on KZbin. I don't really think I have autism/Aspergers, but then I'm not an expert. I might also possibly be afraid of what a doctor /specialist might find out about me. If I had to, I'd label myself a "normie" with a curiosity for and an interest in multiple topics, who feels more secure / comfy to communicate in a foreign language than in my mother tongue (can you relate to that?). An introverted extrovert maybe or vice versa? What other languages do you know/learn? Best wishes, Bine

[@LordFeckington]

I have aspergers and at school they tested me to figure out if I was retarded - I wasn't speaking to people and I refused to do the schoolwork. I scored 135. One annoying thing about being fast is feeling like everyone around me is so slow. I have an uncle with an IQ of 160 and when I'm with him I feel like a moron.

[@miyagikai617]

135 isnt that high bud. You should still talk.

[@LordFeckington]

@@miyagikai617 135 is in the 99th percentile. I wasn't speaking to people because of the aspergers syndrome. You're slow.

[@miyagikai617]

@@LordFeckington Well I only said that to knock your feeling of superiority out of yourself. I knew I didn't mention aspergers. Feeling superior is only going to alienate people around you.

[@LordFeckington]

@@miyagikai617 Thanks, ego police. Notice I also mentioned how much of a moron I feel around someone with a 160 IQ. I already feel alienated by being autistic and realising I process information faster than all of my peers only exacerbated my loneliness. I'd rather be stupid with friends than able to think fast and be lonely.

[@miyagikai617]

@@LordFeckington Last time I checked your uncle wasn't the whole general population.

[@deftloli]

Your'e incredible James! Awesome interview Paul, I learnt a lot!

[@WilliamFontaineJr]

That interview was just wonderful and I appreciate your efforts to share real ways of seeing autism through the people who are it, and not medical conceptions and ideas. Thank you again.

[@aspieange33]

James Chan great interview, my son can solve rubics cube like you. You are both amazing and have so much wisdom! So proud of you!

[@Parmesana]

Thanks for presenting James..and thank you James. very informative.

[@homebrandrules]

excellent excellent video, I can relate to james' words when he says he is surrounded by so much beauty. in my home there is a wood heater, sometimes I have great hesitation in burning the wood I have gathered to heat my home and also cook with, due to the beauty of the patterns I observe, the intricate way time has shaped these unique structures, which I am eventually forced to burn to be warm.

[@bonkling]

I love your videos, mate. I really think you are fantastic, and you produce absolutely fantastic content! Never forget that :)

[@muertito8077]

I enjoy this interview so much, thank you ❤, I feel blessed too to recognize the beauty in so many seemingly insignificant things, events, thoughts and people, thank you Chan too, for sharing your beautiful mind ❤️

[@New_Zealand_Music]

Thank you very much for your wonderful video. I work as a forensic music psychologist, currently on respite due to dislocation of my knees. I did a 2 week course through my Hospital, discussing the pros and cons of IQ tests. Not gonna say what mine is because there's no point really. But let's just say I was really surprised. You have a great channel. I play free Texas Holdem games, and I clean out tables and get sworn at it's funny. But I find having a higher IQ and especially if you're on the spectrum, but can make you far more capable of being incredibly critical of yourself and putting yourself down; because you feel alone, isolated. I've forgotten how many times I asked my Mum when I was a kid what planet I was born on. I don't know how many times I've been told I'm arrogant. And I'm simply not, and that kind of hurts. I sometimes put it this way to my colleagues. The face can lie but the eyes can't. Truly the windows to the soul. Why it can be so difficult for me to look at people, but I have to because of my job. But I do find it easier at with other people with ASD, because they're are part of my clan. This is amazing the more I listen to him talk the more it sounds like he's talking about me. Unless you're non-commutative, and even then, autism is a gift. Sad but happy tears. My mum has synesthesia, and we also think my dad probably is autistic. And I couldn't read an analogue clock until I was about 15. Because I had it so-called metaphysical dilemma. That how could a piece of plastic on the wall understand the concept of time, total misunderstanding of concept. One of the reasons I started studying so early (when I was 9). I needed to learn about myself. And sadly have developed PTSD lack of treatment, you can get diagnosed in my country but there's virtually no support afterwards, for autism. But I'm looking forward to finishing my second major in my masters degree. University. Talk about overstimulation my gosh

[@iceberg8903]

Most honest thing I’ve seen for a long time

[@DragonriderF]

this is an incredible video oh my god. amazing amazing video. i want to see this guy speaking more and advocating for this fairness (in how we all see things with our different thought patterns, etc)

[@safyafarooq2878]

Great Interview! I am proud of this young man! He is so humble!

[@lissstar5423]

Thankyou for this interview. I really appreciate your answer to the question regarding what you like about the experience of ASD. I also appreciate texture and find beauty others miss.

[@colormezebra2841]

I really enjoyed the comment (and can identify with) finding joy and fulfillment in the obscure and "normal everyday things" that neurotypicals find boring. Really well said. And can I just say WOW, holy cow he's fast.

[@lizm9863]

Thank you for sharing... And yes I celebrate too who you are... We are all special... Appreciate your abilities

[@doomedbook1020]

Practice, dedication and intellect: All channeled from this mans hands into a Rubik's cube to create the perfect analogy of the never-ending refinement of the self motivated.

[@SOULJAJOE010]

Best comment I've read

[@bigjava100]

Good job on your interviews, keep up the good work 👍

[@raidenquill]

This was a phenomenal interview.. great content 🙏🏽

[@stuartrushworth5487]

I have always been interested in how highly intelligent people seem to be solving themselves as much as solving outward problems, they seem to have a clearer understanding of how they function. I have Asperger's but have no obvious intellectual gifts. I tend to be very imaginative and poetic and artistic but I cannot follow instructions very easily.

[@razm3610]

Mr. Chan is such a great guy. I liked his opinions and explanations.

[@AKarrit]

Hi James chan! I remember you from the video where you played instrument! Amazing.

[@nickmagrick7702]

smart guy, hes thought this topic out pretty well. Doesn't want to gravitate towards a conversation about superiority. Ive seen some people do this with Autism and it drives me nuts, and sets false expectations.

[@netrunnercl]

yes he played a good card there.

[@johndoerock]

Wow, this was awesome!

[@mayalua1]

I love the cube sounds

[@thebarrybrown49]

I have aspergers and an IQ between 136-145 - 136, professionally administered when i was young, and 145 on subsequent testing. Combined with aspergers, life can be very challenging. I have varying and unpredictable obsessions and difficulty with 'big picture thinking'. This leads to problems with education, as normally, subjects like history and political science, involve drawing many ideas across time rather than linear, detail filled narratives. As such, i can often be difficult to understand, as my brain has trouble discerning important information from less important information, leading to long and overly complex solutions to rather simple problems. However, overall, i'd say it leads me, and others with high iq/aspergers, to form more interesting and fresher arguments than our nt counterparts. So not all bad, i suppose.

[@kirkjames3490]

The problem and blessing with being intp assertiveness...intj goals..

[@joshuak4553]

That "ping" sound every time he put the solved Rubik's Cube down cracked me up. That's incredible.

[@lachlanmacarthur8992]

People one the spectrum are often really thoughtful and deep thinkers. A lot of people don’t notice that and they we a blank because of our stairs I guess.

[@coltrm85]

Is there a link where I can follow James on a platform?

[@chosensomeonelse]

The beauty of the world! YES. I totally get it, there's so many things that could bring me joy that kinda doesn't even matter for other people.

[@enfieldjohn101]

What James can do with a Rubik's Cube is very impressive! When I first got one as a kid back in the 80's, I could only solve a couple of sides at a time on my own, and never solved the entire thing without looking in the book that came with it and following the steps. Once I followed the steps in the book, I could solve the puzzle, but I had to do it slowly, so that I could stop to remember what the next step was. I still can't solve one without looking in the book for getting through the tricky bits. But then, I don't practice doing the puzzle daily like these record holders do. I wonder how many of these world record holding solvers of various puzzles out there are autistic. Probably quite a few of them. There are other things that I, as an autistic person, might have an advantage on over a 'neurotypical' person besides Rubik's Cube. Something that James mentioned briefly about textures and colors being something he is attuned to - and probably helps him with this puzzle he is so good at - made me think of this example. I spend most of my time in my own world of imagination and thoughts. I have conversations with myself daily. I've learned to have the conversations silently if other people are around, but otherwise, they are out loud and can get rather animated. I don't have multiple personalities, I don't think, but I do talk to what I think are different parts of my brain and get their input on whatever I decide to converse about. The exact subject changes often, but usually it could be categorized in one of my main interests: games, computers, living plants, ecosystems (or systems in general), movies, music, books or personality/intellectual theories. Anyway, I'm usually daydreaming or having these self-conversations most of the time, so I'm not paying much attention to the world outside my own mind. Therefore, when I do take a break from my own mind, or am distracted from it, from some outside source, it's almost like I've never been, or have seldom been, to the place where I currently am, even if it is my own house. Have you ever noticed that when you go to a new, or seldom visited place, that you are much more aware of lots of things about it than the people who spend a lot of their time there? I've heard this called 'The Outsider Perspective' before and it surprises some people to find out that I have this perspective all of the time. An Outsider Perspective can be compared to having a building inspector come over to your house to examine and record everything that he can notice about it that might prevent it from passing local building codes. We recently bought the house we live in now and the relator and insurance inspectors examined it, they found a whole host of things that the property description on the real estate website and papers didn't mention. What surprised them was that I had found all of those things already, plus several other things they didn't even notice, just from the walk-throughs that my wife and I took before the inspectors came. I showed them the photos and notes that I had taken then. We were able to get the price reduced significantly from asking by making all of these issues known and recorded. I've done something like that even in places that I'd been to sometimes several times a week for years, like our church. I was helping other volunteers tidy the place up a bit one day when I decide to mention to the pastor that there was a crack in the plaster of one of the sanctuary walls. He said 'What crack? We just painted the sanctuary three years ago, not long before you joined us and we didn't see any.' I showed him where it was and he was surprised at how easy it was to see once I'd pointed it out to him. He asked when I first saw it and I told him that I noticed it the first Sunday we attended service three years ago and that I'd decided to say something about it because I had noticed that it had been getting longer and wider and that the growth was speeding up. They had the volunteer who handles repairs check it out and it turned out that when the church was built ten years before, someone forgot to put studs close enough together and to attach the lath properly in that section of the wall. Probably got in too big of a hurry or something. They took the rest of the plaster off that section of the wall and installed more studs and lath to fix it. The pastor asked me to check out the rest of the church to see what else I could find. I filled up a whole sheet of lined paper front and back a detailed list of things.

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

What an amazing person ! I agree with James’ position of how beautiful life is from the perspective of an autistic artist 😍

[@aniokay]

So sweet.

[@musictravellife392]

im amazed!

[@RoaringJaguar]

Humble genius ☺️

[@goofball2228]

I am a teenager girl with ADHD, OCD, and possible mild aspergers. This was interesting to see.

[@Grandmasterkiller]

Asperger's isn't diagnosed anymore, Hans Asperger was a Nazi. A lot of people self diagnose themselves instead of seeing a Dr for their problems

[@christinabrown7308]

y'all are so adorable.

[@robg5654]

My dads so smart he solved the cube without instructions ! He's not in mensa but he is a great mathematician

[@AnthonyRochester]

Max Park got 4th at the recent world champs I think. I unoficially have aspergers. My fastest time is 13.7 or so sec, average ~25sec. I do not have an abnormally high IQ, and I'm not a very fast cuber, its a thing that anyone can learn to do if they put their mind to it and don't mind learning algorithms and practicing the same thing for many hours.

[@lina987]

Anthony Rochester That’s so nice of you to say, but speaking as a non Aspie I can tell you that A) I can’t learn/understand algorithms and/or B) have the patience/ability to practice for hours, so for me this is a super power I‘ll never be able to obtain. I really admire that talent and skill of yours. And just one thing concerning what you said about your IQ and not being a fast cuber: Speaking from personal experience/view: Don’t ever ´downplayˋ your talents or skills, because you might think these are so ‘ordinary’ .... They might be to you but not that easy or common for many others as me. Though I feel encouraged now to get this ‘magical cube’ and give it a try :-)

[@deterdettol]

Anthony Rochester Hey there! Well it’s true IQ is not the most important factor in cubing, because we use algorithms in cubing , and algorithms just have to be learnt, like other things in our lives. And that’s where IQ is not the main deciding factor in our successes learning these things. But I agree also that what autistics have as a strength is a burning interest to focus on something that truly interests them - that is a strength worth embracing and harnessing. :)

[@homebrandrules]

James Chan hey james, great interview, thank you for sharing your insights, I wish my son could meet you, it is probably the case that both his parents are austistic, I an aussie and his mother is from seoul. he taught himself origami so early that he emerged from his mother with the placenta already transformed into a chicken

[@lalasparkles]

high IQ: helps solve problems but makes socks unbearable

[@hammakechiche7858]

The IQ shows when your brain process tons of informations at a short periode of time, every step in the rubix cube cause changements in other sides , you need to process these changements without looking at them to be able to make the next step, also he can do that while he is having a conversation with the man , so his brain listening and precessing the words, thinking about answers, calculating changement of each cube on each step and preparing the next steps at the same time. its not about solving the cube puzzle because every person can do that , but each person needs amout of time to solve it depends on his brain, also this amout of time can be reduced with training but there is a limit for normal peoples where their brains cant process too much informations at the same time , and its not the same limits for aspergers because they have more acces to the logic side of the brain (left side).

[@reneataylor5106]

Without saying what everyone else has already said, I’ll say that I’ve spent a lot of time waiting in boredom, throughout my entire time in school, there were certain times that I’d sit and wonder why they are taking so much time, cause I was done and ready to move on, and there was some things that I decided that I will not waste my time on, I left class many times, cause I would get frustrated from the boredom, I never really got into much trouble for that, because I’d explain that I needed move, I did get into trouble a lot when I was younger, because I never knew when to stop, when they’d say to do say chapter 1, I’d look around and no one was done, and I was, I felt that I had to go ahead and on the next one and the next one, so on, I was that way all through school and even at work, so many issues came from that, like disbelief that I’d actually finished that fast, I found ways to handle a task in the most efficient ways, I’d study the method that they would teach, and just toss that and find a better way, a cleaner and faster way and they’d ask me to show them, so I would but they never could figure it out, sometimes bosses would say do it our way, and I’d explain to them that if the result was the same, then why do it the hard way, or slow way? Everyone always wants us to live by the book, but we write our own better book sometimes, I’ve given some of my methods to my kids, bazaar as they may be, they find that weird mom isn’t so dumb as she seems to act sometimes, quirky and clumsy wins the race.

[@WhyIsRandomTaken]

Yeah, I can relate heavily on this. Generally having teachers or authority figures who were in disbelief of finishing anything in a shorter period than normal. Always had that problem, autism gives us special abilities but we get shunned for it.

[@jayeobaademide9140]

I invented a new general solution for physics problems.wondered why the used so many formulas when one could solve most problems

[@jomdizon6930]

​@@jayeobaademide9140would you mind sharing that?

[@dempart5558]

smartness should ultimately be measured by the ability to make the world more functional. functional spiritually, ecologically, culturally.

[@bejoybenice]

To answer your question... being gifted is definitely harder. People think it’s some sort of super human thing... this Rubix cube thing is NOT something every gifted person can do. We are normal freaking people. We are your teachers, doctors heck even your criminals. At the end of the day, we have a different perspective of the world and we are a MINORITY. It is not something to want to be. I’m a Gifted person without being on the autism spectrum. I believe my partner is on the spectrum. Neuro-typical people drive me insane if I have to collaborate with them (that sounds arrogant... but I’m not boasting, I’m sharing about how I’m suffering). Someone on the spectrum has both similarities to us and major differences, but in a relationship, it’s heartbreaking because our perspectives with non verbal cues and emotional intimacy are polar opposites of each other. We are very emotionally connected internally and externally and dating someone on the spectrum feels like I’m dating air.

[@kirkjames3490]

Intp? Intj?

[@midnightcat6116]

Very cool, James! Wish i could figure out a Rubin cube that fast!! ☺️

[@cheekytitaable]

Wonderful interview! All around. But I have to ask, is multi tasking an aspie thing? My son can game or do other cognitively challenging tasks while taking to me. I could never do this. James did this with Ease! Wowza

[@jackieclaverton]

My son expected me to be able to listen to him teach me the rules of one game while playing another with his brother, because apparently he can do this! I can't, sadly.

[@jgdhjjdkgj1857]

Ive scored 130 on many IQ tests. I have autism, but the thing is, my math bump (back of the skull) was squished in due to a birth complication from lying in an incubator for months after birth. I always had to sit in extra math help classes which i guess my parents and teachers thought would help me with counting, but whats broken is broken in that part of my brain at least. My math capability is that of a 7-8 year old. But my analytical logical forehead/frontal cortex skills are through the roof. One woman estimated my general IQ at 150 (which basically means what my math IQ would have been also just as how my other brain parts are wired had i not gotten sepsis at birth. Growuing up, i was always best at whatever i did in comparison to my peers around me. Painting, gaming, reading as many words as i could in a limited time, designing maps in games, and now as im in my 20s, philosophy. Ive solved some world changing problems in my head. Whether i like it or not, as i walk arounf most people in society, i feel like how diderot, aristotle and nietzsche among others described average people, as how the average people feel superior to children, i feel compared to them. Every day is real life idiocracy for me. Ive come up with maybe 100 quotes, and invented a thing.

[@Shmyrk]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Bewareofthewolves]

Hello, that is fascinating. Have you done any writing on the things you mentioned? I would like to read some of your ideas.

[@smoothbrained4channer976]

people like you kinda suck, i.e. with clear superiority complexes and condescending attitudes. you only perpetuate the disdain average people have for high IQ individuals, as mentioned by the dude in the video. if you want your ideas to be appreciated and entertained by the average person, id suggest you stop contributing to and fuelling the prejudice against intellectually gifted people and shut up. Einstein, Newton didnt make their marks in the field of physics by being a douche to everyone; they were modest people, at least to begin with. :/ oh and, your result is likely inaccurate or came from a non-official, or outdated, source; the most accurate tests can only measure IQ within 3 standard deviations of the mean (55

[@dempart5558]

can you share some of the ideas you had to solve world problems? thanks.

[@mooks500]

​@@Shmyrk lol

[@BarnabyPerrinAldous]

Wow. In just wow. This guy can communicate so much better than me. Benchmark.set.

[@chadwaldron3568]

Hes done that cube thing a thousand times. What else can he do?

[@albarodriguez9406]

I love your videos! Also, i don't know if any of you gifted people here would agree. But i feel kind of weird when "being a mensa member" is used as a synonim as being gifted. It's quite common. Don't get me wrong, mensa is fine, i just applied recently. Also, creator of the videos "i don't know your name sorry" for the way you speak, reason, make connections and choose relevance of facts i think you have a good chance of being gifted also, maybe you should get tested if you think it can be useful for you "i'm assuming you haven't".

[@aspiewithattitude3213]

That is fast on the cube.

[@earthredalert]

I have asperger's. My academic career has been successful - top grades, top universities etc. I feel thick and stupid because my mind is working overtime just trying to figure out what is going on around me - stuff that comes naturally to most people. In this respect, having an above-average IQ isn't a pure advantage. There are so many other dimensions of intelligence.

[@Grandmasterkiller]

You have Asperger's a diagnosis that isn't diagnosed anymore. You are named after Hans Asperger

[@irfangullbhat]

Wiping his hand on his thighs, to wipe sweat from anxiety, i am probably on the Spectrum and i do that. Several times he reached out to his feet for no reason, again due to nervousness, i do that as well when someone is paying attention to me

[@johnsebring6852]

The real revelation is that you can use group theory in solving the puzzle

[@mrenon23]

I hate teeth grinding and I hate when I can hear people chew or smack or when people scrape their plate with the silverware. Talk about rage.

[@opticalmixing23]

Brain power vs brain speed are two different things. Ppl with large amounts of brain power are able to take their time in solving a problem, which requires more thought and intelligence overall. Ppl that have brain speed see try to find the solution before the smarter guy ever sees it

[@Matheus16905]

It may be called verbal iq versus performance iq

[@fuckugplus]

Eq is something also...

[@DarrellGrainger]

I remember first hearing about Rubik's cube in 1980. Someone had gotten one from Europe and showed me it in my grade 10 class. On my first attempt I solved it in 3 minutes. After a number of tries I could solve it consistently under 1 minute. James S., the guy who owned it, was rather annoyed and stopped letting me use his cube. So I got my own cube from Europe (there was a specialty toy store that was importing them). I didn't get as fast as James Chan but I got pretty fast (I think around 27 seconds on average). The thing which slowed me down the most was how fast I could move the pieces without the cube exploding. Irwin Toys became the official distributor of Rubik's cube in Canada. There was a competition to find the person who could solve it the fastest. When I showed up for the competition, we had to use a cube supplied by Irwin Toys. On my first attempt at manipulating the cube, it exploded. It was so horribly made. After I was eliminated, I was able to borrow an Irwin Toys cube to practice on some more. The fastest I could solve it without exploding the cube was 87 seconds. I was really annoyed. The original Rubik's cube from Hungary had screws under the colour stickers for the one-sided centre piece. You could actually adjust the spring tension. You could even take it apart and lubricated it.

[@dragonslayerslayerdragon5077]

People have so many questions yet wish for so few answers. 😂

[@33Crazydude]

My IQ must be dreadful, I was never any good with the Rubik's cube, yikes

[@robertimmanuel577]

Nahh

[@maxime9006]

I imagine you only fiddled around with rubiks cubes for a few minutes max, right? Don’t be surprised if you can’t solve one, it would take the vast majority of people months to do so without any help; when you see people solving rubiks cubes in minutes with apparent ease, know that they most likely got that from a book by memorizing the written patterns. Point is, you’re not stupid for not achieving the unachievable

[@33Crazydude]

@@maxime9006 lol, thanks

[@maxime9006]

@@33Crazydude No problem,dude

[@deterdettol]

You don’t need a high IQ to be a good cuber :) That being said having great 3D visualisation skills is a plus.

[@liviu445]

As a cuber I'm disappointed that the thumbnail links a high iq with solving rubicks cube, while yes algorithms such as the winter variant are made up of 200 algorithms, you may only need 20 of them, and memorizing 20 things for a specific thing doesnt show high iq, because if it was the case would my iq be 160 because I can solve in 30 second, obviously not.

[@josephineananda]

Many people are eligible to be in Mensa but aren't.

[@shannondove96]

What is the correlation between rubiks cube and intelligence? I can solve it , but it takes me about 2 minutes, some days it takes me 3 minutes. Does that mean i am above 100 IQ?

[@timothysmcnamara5925]

Either that or you have high dexterity.

[@Rasheens-Story]

My brother Tyson is good at these

[@David-wp2iw]

How people know their iq? and how relevant those numbers are?

[@gzoechi]

Great choice to use something for stimming where championships are held 🤣

[@janicemacmillan2610]

There is a pattern to solving a rubiks cube, it is quite easy if you know it.

[@OwenPrescott]

Not saying he doesn't have an IQ, but solving a cube doesn't require IQ, you just learn the steps.

[@hammakechiche7858]

The IQ shows when your brain process tons of informations at a short periode of time, every step in the rubix cube cause changements in other sides , you need to process these changements without looking at them to be able to make the next step, also he can do that while he is having a conversation with the man , so his brain listening and precessing the words, thinking about answers, calculating changement of each cube on each step and preparing the next steps at the same time.

[@jarradhurley4866]

Holy shit, he didnt even look at the rubix cube! lol

[@emileedhouse8367]

mate you aussie?

[@modvs1]

Nintendo Donkey Kong interviews Nintendo Switch...

[@Pensive_117]

He's 27? He looks 17-19. Good genes I suppose.

[@Hensch]

asians

[@cameronferguson8131]

I have Asperger’s too and my IQ is 185 :) I’m gifted in some areas for sure

[@jomdizon6930]

🤣

[@cameronferguson8131]

@@jomdizon6930 why is that funny ?

[@KerryFairbanks]

I have ADHD and thought maybe Asperger's but after seeing this kid solve a Rubik's cube in 14 seconds, I would never take the time to solve it at all maybe just spin it around a little and put it down and walk away... I think I'm just ADHD

[@SK8NIK1]

Great interview. However, I had to stop watching as the noise and pauses in concentration due to to rubiks cube was way toooooo distracting. Looking forward to watching the next interview.

[@mrenon23]

I think I have assburgers (I don’t wanna accept it so I’m being immature about it) but I noticed I understood him more everytime he fiddled with the cube. It’s was almost calming but annoying because he kept stopping. I’m sure he has those super clicky keyboards

[@maxime9006]

If you acknowledged your denial and even went as far as to psychoanalyze yourself and understand the exact reason for it, I imagine you subconsciously accepted it.

[@hammakechiche7858]

How many peoples who watched this realized that at 7:43 the boy tried to shake hand and stopped ?

[@srbhit]

I'm someone with ADHD and I scored 320💀 ok jokes aside idk what my IQ is people always assume people with Autism, ADHD etc are always ''Smarter people'' but it's absolutely not true. I'm not a genius, I struggled with calculus, well not that much but it was hard to keep up. Yes I have good knowledge about the mechanics of a car, the engine etc. but it doesn't mean anything. I'm only good at things which I'm interested in. I still suck at drawing, I can't calculate stuff like 32*43 in a second. Like most other people with Aspergers, ADHD, ADD etc etc, they are only good at stuff in which they are interested with.

[@QhagunullForster-we6el]

As someone 6 also has autism , I'm proud of him. Hopefully, I'm right when o say all autistic people are intelligent .

[@tomsamaey1972]

Can he think without the cube too ? :)

[@MrWtovar]

Lmao I know the rubix cube has a pattern to follow in order to solve. My iq tells me the cube is boring there for i don't bother to solve it lol. i put my iq mostly in logic scenarios.

[@jenniferbarfield5906]

[@anasouardini]

A little kid playing with a cube? That is not how IQ works.

[@drchang]

IQ is just like any other measures we imposed on ourselves. There is too much of a good thing. Too tall, beautiful, skinny, or fat are all not good, so is being too smart. Better to be near average for safety sake. Lol.

[@fr31ei]

I am a girl I’m 11 years old and my iq is 131 and it is very high for my age

[@luisrueda6109]

Chinese Malay accent?

[@cathybaldry7822]

So.me

[@tailer1933]

There are millions of ways to have a messed up brain 🧠. I know this first hand

[@mr.soundguy968]

Solving a Rubik's cube is EASY once you know how to do it. Then, it's just repeating the same trick all over again. Not a sign of high intelligence, but only repetitive behaviour

[@johnnewton326]

mr. soundguy '96 but you need extremely quick pattern recognition which is basically how IQ is measured

[@mr.soundguy968]

@@johnnewton326 But those tests are not accurate for IQ's >= 145

[@deterdettol]

Absolutely. Rubik's cube is based on a lot of memory work, and memory of algorithms is step #1 to massively improving your speed. However I don't think enough research has been done on the relationship between processing speed and tasks like speedcubing. I think the talent required to cube at a high level, such as fast pattern recognition is just insane.

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

vctjkhme : good point / interesting POV

[@fuckugplus]

I like aspies... Not one.... Schizoid.... Aspies are the only ppl i like tp hang around with.... They are weird... But i like wierd....

[@Metallislayer1]

I hope he can put his mind to better use than solving a rubix cube

[@deterdettol]

I’m in university now. I play music too :)

[@Blackdiamondprod.]

I have Asperger's and a 160 IQ. People seem to believe that having autism is difficult. It's not. People are difficult. Being smart and surrounded by people with the behavior and thought patterns of toddlers is infuriating. Society wants autistic people to assimilate, dumb ourselves down, and agree with purely emotional rhetoric and severe indoctrination that just isn't true and they see our logic as a problem. They think it's bad that we can't be tricked or indoctrinated easily. They don't think it's bad for us. They think it's bad for them. In a fully indoctrinated, authoritarian society, a person who thinks everything through like a chess player and doesn't allow immature emotions to cloud their judgement is dangerous to the oppressors. Oppression only works on people who believe that they deserve it. Asperger's is not a disorder. Authority is and Asperger's is dangerous to Authority structures.

[@thomascarlyle9377]

Yet emotion does not matter? Life cannot be rationalised period, hence why creative geniuses that enjoy life and it’s elements of exquisite pure euphoria live the life worth living. I’d far prefer enjoying great works of poetry,literature,art and music then toying around with numbers and cold calculating apparatus. But then again, I must add for clarity, I have bipolar disorder and have an extremely high linguistic/existential intelligence.

[@thomascarlyle9377]

Logic cannot be applied to humanity either, we are ruled out of fear and security. No government sets its self to logical standards as fully actualised humans recognise that life isn’t about reason,logic and knowledge; but emotion,passion,meaning. Unfortunately Aspergers forms a disorder whereby you can not fully internalise the human condition and hence seek to insult and look down upon the less intellectually gifted. Logic has its uses for sure, yet has no true explanatory power and destroys life it’s self. You can not know of a forest but simply analysing a tree, you must know it entire.

[@duartepombo551]

Solving a rubiks cube fast has nothing to do with IQ or intelligence wtf xDD. You don't even think or use your mind when solving a rubiks cube. You just search on youtube how to solve it and improve more and more the techniques, there are harder but quicker techniques etc. You should memorize all techniques you can because some are more usefull in some cases than others. You also start to find a lot of short cuts in the normal algorithms and tweak them to make them your own. Rubiks cube is a game of getting better and better at recognizing the patters on the algorithms and execute those those algorithms as quickly as possibl. your fingers movements also improve a lot and get faster, all of this has nothing to do with intelligence!! This is cringy. He can be very smart i dont know. But solving a rubiks cube in even below 10 seconds does not tell much about IQ. Totally flawd

[@Pauli650]

ok you are normal this other guy is totally on the spectrum.

[@virtualmartini]

You're the normal one. These two are both on the spectrum and have no trouble realizing that. Stop trying to cast aspersions on people who are doing a good job of masking or passing. Ass.

[@jamesguitarist]

Such an ignorant comment... I can't even begin to disect this