I'm not familiar with the WASI test so I can't comment on how that compares to the wisc. Do you have the other subtest scores from the wisc?
I'm also not very familiar with how ADD/ADHD is diagnosed but my oldest dd who is 9 and dyslexic had similar results on her WISC and she is currently struggling in math due to the dyslexia. She also has weak receptive language skills that were in the 16th percentile (if I recall correctly from the speech and language eval), so that coupled with sequencing difficulties from dyslexia can make it appear as though she may have ADD/ADHD. However, she has had 3 evaluations in her lifetime and not once was ADD/ADHD mentioned.
I believe fear of failing/perfectionism is not uncommon in gifted children. My younger dd who is HG is like this and it was noted by the psychologist. Luckily for us we had an experienced tester who was able to pick up on this and do what she could to make my dd feel the most comfortable to do her best during the testing.
Last edited by mountainmom2011; 09/12/12 08:43 AM.
