This 4-Year-Old ‘Multilingual Math Whiz’ Just Became One of the Youngest Members of Mensa

A 4-year-old boy from a Chicago suburb has just become one of the youngest people ever accepted into Mensa.

Zorien Royce of Vernon Hills, Ill., scored 156 out of 160 on the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children when he was only 3 years old. That score placed him in the “profoundly gifted” category, according to ABC 7 Chicago.

Zorien can already read at a third-grade level and can count in five different languages. He has also been accepted into Intertel, another high-IQ society, per the outlet.

“He enjoys soccer and loves reading books. So, most of the time, our goal is to understand what he wants rather than what we want out of him,” Zorien’s mother, Monirupa Ananya, told ABC 7.

In a statement obtained by News 5 Chicago, Zorien’s parents said they noticed early on that he could pick up “new concepts at lightning speed and retained them effortlessly.” They explained that they turned to Mensa because they didn’t want his abilities “to go unnoticed or for him to feel out of place.”

“Their resources, guidance, and community of like-minded families gave us a way to nurture his growing needs, while also keeping him grounded and connected with peers,” they added.

In an email to PEOPLE, Charles Brown, Director of Marketing and Communications at American Mensa, explained that only 5% of Mensa members are under the age of 12, calling them “a special group among our already special group.”

He said American Mensa provides resources to help gifted children and their parents navigate challenges, since “the world often isn’t set up for gifted children and their unique needs.”

“One of those challenges — one that Naqib and Monirupa, Zorien’s parents, overcame — is actually identifying their child as gifted and then seeking a path to nurturing those gifts,” Brown added.

Mensa America also posted about Zorien’s achievement on Instagram, calling him “a multilingual math whiz” and adding that he’s proving “curiosity knows no age limits.”

“Here’s to brilliant kids who remind us that learning is an adventure!” they wrote.