New Study: How Highly Intelligent People Get Kicked by Nature’s Dark Side

Research has found both physical and mental issues come with being one of the clever ones — and the link is huge.

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Are you highly intelligent? If so, you’re at a higher risk of developing a whole load of bad stuff. In some cases, a much higher risk. New research has looked at why.

It turns out the same thing that contributes to being highly intelligent is also responsible for a dearth of life problems, both physical and mental. Here are some of the psychological issues the highly intelligent have to put up with:

• 20% higher chance of an autism spectrum diagnosis.
• 80% chance of ADHD.
• 83% higher chance of an anxiety disorder.
• 182% higher chance of any mood-related disorder.

If that’s not bad enough, add the following physical links to high intelligence:

• 84% more likely to have an autoimmune disease.
• 108% more likely to have asthma.
• 213% more likely to have allergies.

So if you’re particularly clever and have any of these things — which is highly likely, then there’s a good chance that what is…