Of course, it's really too soon to say, as the test has only been out since October, but so far, I like it better for 2e kids. I've already caught at least one 2e student who would have been harder to document on the WISC-IV. The length of the test often means that ADHD kids are kept more engaged by a faster pace. Since the nonverbal/fluid reasoning aspects of the test have been strengthened, I think that actually helps language impaired kids. I don't think it's stricter on repetition of directions. Actually, one of the subtests has a more sensible repetition rule than the IV had.
What it does have is only two subtests for each of the clusters. That means one outlying subtest score has more impact on an index score. This is not a change for WM and PS.
