Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorders, research suggests

Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder... by watwut on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @02:46AM (#21256108)

I would argue that, for two reasons. First, kids in those special programs often ends up with harmed bodies way too soon. There is a lot of pressure to perform, it is highly competitive and health is often the price. Only few get that prized career, others get nothing.

Second, non-athletic education and interests get lost in the process. And again, most kids wont end with that career as there are only few slots and many competing kids.

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Re:Superior IQs associated with mental and physical disorder... by toasterlovin on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:11PM (#21260067)

There really aren’t that many sports where you sacrifice your body to achieve a certain level of performance. And I think the academic neglect thing is overblown. You probably have college athletes in mind, but it’s useful to keep in mind that what appears to be academic neglect is probably often just non-intellectual athletes doing as well in college as they would have done had they not been athletes.

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