Hi,
Our DD was assessed by Anne Beneventi, who is a protege of Anne Marie Roeper and is based in the SF area. We were hesitant to invest in the cost, and to cut to the chase, in our opinion it was well worth the investment and we would highly recommend it.
- our DD was assessed at 3.4 years, when formal IQ testing is unreliable
- we received a significant amount of guidance on the level of giftedness, her learning style, recommendations on local school options which was our primary concern, issues that we needed to address and referrals to experts who could help
- she estimated the level of giftedness, which was later confirmed by Linda Silverman
- in fact Anne utilizes many of the same forms developed by GDC in the pre-assessment
If your child is much older, you might want to put that cost towards formal IQ testing. Especially a resource like GDC. However if the local psychologist has limited experience with the highly gifted, a Roeper qualitative assessment will probably provide much more meaningful guidance than just a number. If we had simply received the number, we would have asked ourselves 'and?....'
Best of luck!
