Thank you. Blackcat- I should have been more clear. The tester ran a lot of other tests to check for ADHD- . It was on those tests that we noticed variability. For instance, DS's word retrieval on a test called the DKEFS was 98th percentile, his category fluency (same test) was the 50th percentile.
His memory and learning for a real world task (e.g. a verbal grocery list) on the CVLT- C was low, but his narrative memory (information presented in a strutted way) was the 99th percentile. There are a lot of examples of this kind of variability.
DS's IQ scores were stable between the WISC IV and WISC V. For that, we're grateful, but clear that DS is using his intellect to compensate for poor planning, attention, and organization. The psychologist noted that DS started his tasks without a plan, but was using superior reasoning and visual spatial abilities to achieve a good result.
...and we have it all at homework time, carelessness, refusal to take feedback, check work, correct errors, show work...
Last edited by cammom; 04/21/15 11:23 AM.
