hi, i just found out dd7 is gifted(gai 151, fsiq 126). Her older brother10 has fsiq 105, low low processing. Was to told by the school my son had visual procesing disorder. I took him to vision therapy for 2yrs. However, his achivement keeps sliding year by year. If you speak with my son he has an extensive vocabulary, speaks in a very mature and articulate manner, to the point that other kids look at him like he is some sort of freak. Hobbies are legos,drama, choir, architecture, egyptology/archeology, a wicked/adult sense of humor and great artwork. He cannot ride a bike still, very clumsy, very bad spelling, hates to read( loves to be read too) and extream difficulty with written out put. Verbally he seems as bright, if not brighter than dd7 id as gifted.
so here are my questions:
1. can an Ld depress an iq score significantly?
2. Are schools using visual processing disored as a dumping ground? (i think the 6,000 I spent on vision therapy was a waste of money. I never saw great improvement)
3. Any thoughts on this child would be greatly appriciated?
By the way, three people have dyslexia in my family.
