I also have a background that includes molecular biology, and I would agree.

We also have not chosen to pursue formal assessments for our own children, as there hasn't been a compelling functional reason for it up until now (and we have one who has passed the K-12 stage). Granted, it is likely that my estimate of my children's IQ is more accurate than average, for obvious reasons. But more importantly, we haven't needed that quantitative data for advocacy or problem solving, which are the principal reasons for obtaining it. (They've been mostly homeschooled, and when advocacy or problem solving was needed, I was able to do so largely on the weight of my professional credentials and skills.) Testing under these circumstances would be more to satisfy my own curiosity/validate my private estimates than to meet any real needs for my children. IOW, it would be for me, not for them. Which is why we haven't done it to this point.


...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...