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I got result for my son's IQ test
VCI 140
PRI 123
WMI 113
PSI 94
FSIQ 126
I'm wondering if he is considered gifted?
There is more than 40 points difference in verbal comprehension and processing speed, how did it effect his FSIQ?

Hi Maplepark,
Does your report mention General Abilities Index (GAI?). That index is calculated from VCI and PRI when there is a large gap between those indices and WMI/PSI. If you have the subtest scores, you can calculate the GAI yourself (or Dottie can whip it up for you in a few seconds 8-) ) using the WISCIV techinical report IV which can be downloaded from the web.

Thanks for the reply. No it doesnt have GAI.
VCI 140
Similarities 19
Vocabulary 18
Comprehension 13

Perceptual Resoning
Block Design 17
Picture Concepts 13
Matrix Resoning 11
PRI 123

Thanks Dottie. Wow you guys are awesome. I don't have the acheivement testing on hand but the teacher told me most of them are in superior range. He comes in high avarage when it has to do with fluency. Psycologist conclusion is due in a week.
That was done to evaluate his strengths and weekness. Teacher's concerns was he interupts the class which I believe is more to get more information or add some of his knowledge. My concern was he is not being challenged enough in the class room that makes him frustrated. I asked for psycoeducational testing being done. Just few weeks ago she corrected some test paper for the class . There was a question she checked and marked wrong for him. He tried to explain her that this is right . What she said at that time " Do you have a bravery to argue with your teacher?" Then she asked him to get a calculator, and finally they found out that he was right. She thinks that he might have asperger. I know there are many overlapping qualities in asperger & gifted. To solve this puzzle I asked them to do the testing to get the answer. He is an adorable kid, loves parties, has several different area of interest.

maplepark, your son's profile is very similar to my DD's. I would say that she is verbally gifted

You will get more information when you talk to the psychologist. Did they do other testing besides the WISC?

Aaaaaah! Just had a report from the EP who used WISC. Seems his raw inteeligence( and this is what we were told, we don't have the results yet) score him in the top percentile (99%). At the same time the teacher has just told us that he is performing below average in class, but that his head is buzzing with facts and information!

I feel like crying because I am so confused!!!!

Maplepark, will you please keep us posted about the psychologist's conclusion?

My daughter recently received nearly identical index scores, and we were not offered any accommodation by the school. They do not recognize this profile as gifted, nor do they see any cause for further assessment. I'm just curious where this story leads in other communities.

mmme, my DD also has not received any accommodation for her diagnosed learning disability nor have they identified her as gifted.

Take a deep breath. When you get the results it may help with understanding. Have you asked for more details from the teacher about what they think is happening?

Thanks Kerry. The teacher is as befuddled as we are. We should get the EP report next week. On the raw intelligence he completed all the 'tasks' up to the end of the Wisc - he couldn't go any further. If we ask the little'un why he doesn't perform he feigns tiredness and doesn't really give an answer. He is in one of the best schools in the area, but in his head he is so far ahead of all the others in the class - it just doesn't show on paper. He has a test on Monday for science, and adaptation will come up which he finds boring because he is interested in the genetic basis for adaptation, and the stuff about polar bears and camels just shut him down.

We have an egg safely placed in one corner of the kitchen surface; he saw an experiment on how you can extract your DNA from your mouth. He did this and used a pin to inject the DNA into the egg - he's waiting for it to hatch to see what comes out. This is way out, and way ahead of anything he will do in school before age 12.

He can talk about Shakespeare plays with you until you're blue in the face - I know nothing about Shakespeare. He makes fantastic sculptures from plasticine and modelling clay. Who is going to help this guy - he's out of the ball park but doesn't perform in class!

We just don't know what to do, and he's nearly 10 and things just don't get any better for him at school. I think he's just bored and doesn't see the point!