My biggest concern is that she absolutely refuses to give an answer to a question unless she is 100% sure that the answer to the answer is correct. Same thing in chess, she has actually lost games in time because she refuses to make a "2nd best" move.
...In the VCI section the psychologist said that she absolutely refused to answer several questions and that it was a shame because he feels that she could have done so much better had she actually tried.
...I'm just wondering if her refusal to give answers when not sure of perfection is going to start causing her problems down the road. It is the same problem no matter what the topic or situation happens to be.
It is already causing her problems. It would be hard to believe that the VCI scores are accurate given her reading, Chess, and what the psychologist said - and yet, it might limit her change to participate in certian schools.
The general answer to reversing overly perfectionistic behavior is to change the educational environment so that the challenge level increases. Would this be too much of a step for your DD? Do you need to start smaller by afterschooling at home? Will these schools you are looking at provide more 'true peers?' - or just a lot of hype?
use 'perfectionism' as a search term here and start reading!
I like this thread in particular:
http://giftedissues.davidsongifted....terioration_we_re_at_a_lo.html#Post98393Good luck!
Grinity
