I've been talking to an educational consultant and it appears that my DS7 was tested with the wrong IQ tests when he was 6.5 months old. I am told he was tested as a 7 year old and that it does make a difference.

Can anyone tell me what the "right" tests are and if the "older" tests really make much of a difference?

Thanks so much!

Hmm, I'm not sure exactly what you are asking. Do you have specific test insight and questions? Your age cut (7) is not significant for any of the tests that come to mind.

For example, one of the most popular brands is Weschler's. Here the WPPSI is the preschool test, and runs about 2.5 up through 7, but age 6-7 is "overlap" with their "big kid" version, the WISC-IV which starts at 6. If Weschler was used, the WISC-IV would have been the right test, but again...that cut is at 6.

Any test can have the wrong data punched, if the wrong age/birthdate is used. Most official reports should include the age of the child though.

Could you clarify?

Thanks for the response. The WISC-IV was used when my son was 6 yrs. 5 months. The consultant believes this was the wrong test for his age, and that it should not have been used until he was 6 yrs. 9 months or more.

The WISC-IV can be used as early as a child's 6th birthday. As long as the appropriate scoring was used, all should be fine, .

We used WISC-lV at 6 yrs 3months and it was fine, although I suspect as much depends on the tester as the test. Ours has a great reputation and we had no problems.

Just to add another data point - my son took the WISC-IV at 6 years, 5 months and it went fine. (Like lulu, I believe a lot depends on the tester.)

Thanks for the replies. I may have more questions after I share all the test results with the consultant. Stay tuned!....:)

One more data point for you (actually two!). I had two kids tested by the school on the WISC-IV at just barely 6 yo and test was fine. I'm quite confused why someone would claim a test normed starting at 6 isn't good for 6 yo kids??

I'm confused too, because I thought I was finally beginning to understand testing/levels, etc.

Adding one more data- my son had IQ tests every year starting 3 till 6 by the same educational psychologist. He was tested on the WPPSI-III at age 3,4 and 5. Then the psychologist switched to the WISC-IV as soon as he turned 6. He took the WISC-IV at 6.2 and it went fine. In fact, his score on the WISC-IV was much higher.