At the risk of sounding like I'm bragging, I'm on the extreme end that farmergirl talks about. I can remember entire conversations virtually verbatim (my mother was annoyed and tested it out with a tape recorder once or twice but then beat the snot out of me when I was right because I was unable to NOT say, "see I was right!"). I could remember and quote passages of books and took tests by closing my eyes and re-reading the text in my head [WISH I could still do that].

I do think there is a certain lack of empathy that goes along with higher levels of intelligence. It was hard for me to accept that others were not just being difficult when they didn't remember things I did, or didn't see connections that seemed obvious to me. I actually think the severe abuse I grew up with helped me learn emotional skills I would otherwise be lacking -- empathy and an ability to read the emotional state of others (negative emotional states anyway). I know that I lack hugely in other areas of emotional intelligence, particularly in relation to my OWN emotions.

In reference to the original question, no, I wouldn't trade. I wouldn't know how to function any other way. I figure I will learn the EQ things eventually and if they came to me suddenly, particularly if linked to a drop in my IQ, I might not be able to function effectively still.