Back to the IQ stuff though, he does have scatter within the subtests. I've seen many strong GT kids that have a lower Picture Concepts for whatever reason, and likewise for the Comprehension score. Without that 10, the VCI would be closer to 120, but without the 13, the PRI would be more like 140+. There is still scatter from one key index to the other. How old is he now?
Dottie: Can you expand on this? Are you saying that if the comprehension alone were inaccurate for whatever reason (anxiety, ADHD symptoms, whatever) that it could significantly up his VCI and that without the 13 in the PRI, it would be a much higher IQ score, or something else? Basically, that given the scatter, the scores may not be accurate? Obviously the tests are just a clue but I'm trying to gather as much data as possible. What would age play into this as well?
I did see that research supports using FSIQ, GAI, VCI, or PRI index in determining "giftedness" programming eligibility and that the more of the sections that a student scored in the gifted range in, the likely higher their overall IQ...meaning that my DS would "qualify" with that criteria with his PRI, FSIQ, GAI (if you ignore that "129" is not "130", or 3 out of the 4 of the typical areas. I do not think his IQ results are anything behond gifted....just trying to get a handle on terms, scores, etc. before our meeting.
