Does Low Hemoglobin Affect Intelliegence in Thalassemics?

Hi
   i don't think it effect ,,,regard my experiance with my son he is ok but some time he look like tired and nervouse ...  that what i noticed when he was on transfused
                   khalifa

Hi all ...

When I was a kid (under 7) I had big problems concentrating and had very low confidence, thalassemia may have had a part but I was not the most clever kid then and I'm not one now(although I'm catching up!). It just depends on if they were destined to be clever.     

Hope you're all well

Mo

i think so ..ur not as aware cognitively
but intuition is spot on

oh! So it's just me then? I've always blamed thalassaemia for my 'stupidness'... but...looks like i'm just stupid?  thought I could point a finger....

I have always been smart. You know what they say, what God did'nt give you in looks, He returned in brains. So yeah I have about 2-3 inches in my head

I think that there is a lot of reasons why. Kids with diseases "grow up" faster than normal kids. They have to absorb more, understand more. I know I have said otherwise, but some thals never do sports, instead they tend to be geeks. Thank go for that . I spent most of my transfusions by reading anything I could get my hands on.

Or maybe low hemoglobin increases some other "stuffs" in the brain to make it run better? Who knows, the main thing is to be content. 

I dont really think it san as effect. Though with low HB  anxiety may rise and thats it . For intelligence performance, I'm in grade-16 and thru out my academic career i've often given exams with hb lower than 9 and performed better than those so-called normal human version.

Good to see you back Waleed!

Where are the pics that you took at the Lahore conf. with your cell.

I'm still waiting for them
Email em to me A.S.A.P Soldier!

I do not think low Hgb in Thalassemics affect their intelligence. My daughter is only 18 months old but she is quite ahead of many of her age milestones....

Gonna throw my 2 cents in and say it doesn't negatively affect Thals.  From the time I started school I was considered one of the smartest chidren in the class. I graduated 3rd overall.  I would be tired alot and was one of the smallest kids, but I read alot.  I would read an entire course before it was even assigned (teachers love that).

yeah i  to you all :
thalassemia doesn't affect intelligence .. thal child took less time to understand anything to a normal child i observed in many cases ...  its mean that thal child is more inteligent than the normal child ... they didn't mange to go to school regularly but took good postions .. as in my case i wasn't keen to go to school and everytime i start studying for exams when assesment come's on head just a month  b4 exams  and position .. yes offcourse togglling between 2nd and 3rd out of 50 childrens ..............so i think thal doesn't matter in case of intelligece ....