{"id":28493,"date":"2025-05-28T11:17:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mensa-welcomes-youngest-ever-member-joseph-harris-birtill-a-toddler-from-the-u-k-who-loves-a-challenge\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:17:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:17:24","slug":"mensa-welcomes-youngest-ever-member-joseph-harris-birtill-a-toddler-from-the-u-k-who-loves-a-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mensa-welcomes-youngest-ever-member-joseph-harris-birtill-a-toddler-from-the-u-k-who-loves-a-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Mensa welcomes youngest-ever member, Joseph Harris-Birtill, a toddler from the U.K. who &#8220;loves a challenge&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A two-year-old British boy has become the youngest ever member of Mensa, the exclusive club that only welcomes people with an <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-tillerson-iq-test-questions-mensa-charles-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">IQ of 132 or above<\/a><\/span>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/news\/2025\/5\/two-year-old-boy-who-said-first-word-at-seven-months-becomes-youngest-ever-mensa-member\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Guinness World Records<\/a>. Joseph Harris-Birtill, born on November 23, 2021, was admitted to the organization at the age of just two years and 182 days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It soon became clear that he was an exceptional little being,&#8221; Harris-Birtill&#8217;s mother Rose told Guinness World Records. &#8220;He first rolled over at five weeks, said his first word at seven months, and read his first book out loud from cover to cover at one-and-three-quarter years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s learning morse code, knows the Greek alphabet, and has recently gotten interested in the periodic table,&#8221; his mother said. &#8220;His interests are vast and varied, and he is always keen to learn more and loves a challenge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harris-Birtill&#8217;s parents \u2014 who both lecture at Scotland&#8217;s prestigious University of St. Andrews \u2014 told Guinness they first decided to reach out to Mensa to find more support for Joseph after seeing how early he&#8217;d started reading.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/28\/6c871f7a-af7d-4639-9764-dcd899d4fc4f\/thumbnail\/620x349g4\/a82d8e0628b5140c084c0eeb056e2e81\/youngest-mensa-member-split-header.jpg?v=f5922acb8cfbf6d7fe1f82314e5e9885#\" alt=\"youngest-mensa-member-split-header.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/28\/6c871f7a-af7d-4639-9764-dcd899d4fc4f\/thumbnail\/620x349g4\/a82d8e0628b5140c084c0eeb056e2e81\/youngest-mensa-member-split-header.jpg?v=f5922acb8cfbf6d7fe1f82314e5e9885 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/28\/6c871f7a-af7d-4639-9764-dcd899d4fc4f\/thumbnail\/1240x698g4\/11b2baa9454be94583ffbbc08bbd00b9\/youngest-mensa-member-split-header.jpg?v=f5922acb8cfbf6d7fe1f82314e5e9885 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Joseph Harris-Birtill, born on November 23, 2021, of the U.K., has become the youngest ever member of Mensa, the exclusive club that only welcomes people with an IQ of 132 or above, according to Guinness World Records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Guinness World Records<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I searched online for any further support available, and saw that Mensa offers resources and membership for highly able children,&#8221; Rose told the organization. &#8220;We hope that this accomplishment can give him a sense of pride when he is older \u2013 it&#8217;s a very unusual accolade and the credit is all his!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harris-Birtill is 13 days younger than the youngest female member of Mensa was when she was admitted to the prestigious club. American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/news\/2023\/11\/mensas-youngest-member-started-spelling-at-age-two-760281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Isla McNabb<\/a> became the youngest member of Mensa in 2022 and held that overall title until Harris-Birtill came along.<\/p>\n<p>The tike has also, by default, taken the title of Britain&#8217;s youngest Mensa member, topping <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/uk-toddler-genius-teddy-hobbs-britains-youngest-mensa-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Teddy Hobbs<\/a><\/span> who achieved that rank at the age of just four in 2023.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rose, Harris-Birtill&#8217;s mother, said she hoped sharing her son&#8217;s story would help raise awareness about the unique needs of children like her son.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a common misconception that everything is super easy for gifted children. 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