I would disagree slightly. The idea of high intelligence is lionized, but society does a pretty spotty job recognizing it when they come across it in real time.

I would disagree slightly. The idea of high intelligence is lionized, but society does a pretty spotty job recognizing it when they come across it in real time. In practice, the highly intelligent themselves are often stigmatized. They're often misunderstood. They can have a hard time communicating with others, because at their level, their minds work very differently. For the record, this article is specifically about kids with IQs at a level several standard deviations above the norm. It's not talking about those simply above average.