Is this 3-year-old the world’s SMARTEST kid?!

When she was just 2 years old, Isla McNabb from Crestwood, Kentucky, USA, blew the world away by becoming the youngest Mensa member (female). Mensa International is an organization for those with a very high IQ, so basically, people who are really REALLY clever! 

At just 1 year old, Isla started learning her colours, numbers, and even the alphabet! “At 7 months of age she would pick out certain items from picture books when asked,” said Isla’s father, Jason McNabb.

At 18 months she learned the alphabet on her own and began to read at two years old.

On her 2nd birthday, Isla’s aunt Crystal gave her an erasable writing tablet as a present. Her dad wrote the word “red” on the tablet and, to everyone’s surprise, Isla read the word. Everyone was shocked – they just couldn’t believe it! So they decided to write more words, such as “blue,” “yellow,” “cat,” and “dog,” and Isla read all of them out loud…

Isla’s mom suggested they get Isla tested and, long story short, a star was born. At almost 2.5 years old, Isla scored in the top 1% of the population, which means she is in the top 1% of the world’s smartest people! 

One time, Isla showed her mom and dad the alphabet in American Sign Language, and they are still trying to figure out where she learned it. 

According to the dad, Jason, having such a smart kid is not always easy…“With my other children, if I didn’t want them to know what I was talking about, we could just spell things out in front of them, but Isla picks it up right away,” he said. If I ask her mother ‘Hey, should we get an I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M’, Isla will perk up and yell ‘ice cream!’

So, what does she like to do for fun? She likes drawing, learning, and playing with her cat Booger. Isla also loves to read books, such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Pete the Cat. 

Isla’s dad is excited to see her achieve a Guinness World Records title: “It is amazing to see her achieve so much in only 3 years.”

So, what do you think? Is Isla the world’s SMARTEST kid?!

All we know with certainty is that she is Officially Amazing!