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Children's drawings: A predictor of later intelligence?

The lead author of a study carried out by the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, Dr Rosalind Arden, said that the accuracy of a four-year-old's drawing "can be associated with later intelligence".

The study was carried out on 15,000 children, including nearly 8,000 pairs of twins.

However, she said if you have a child that cannot draw at all, it is no indication of their future abilities.

The picture above of our presenters, Anna Foster and Peter Allen, was drawn by a five-year-old who hadn't seen them.

This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on Tuesday 19 August.

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