Dottie, we are definitely going to be applying for DYS. That's actually the main reason why we did the testing. Now that we have the scores, I need to quit procrastinating and get that monstrous application filled out.
His WJ scores were pretty consistent with the IQ test--between 99.6 - 99.9 percentile.
Grinity, we did have a really great tester. We saw Dr. Amend. I think I saw on a previous post that you consulted him as well. It's such a blessing to be so close to someone that knowledgeable.
One issue he brought up was the processing speed being slower may translate into ds having frustrations with his ability to express himself (e.g., fine motor skills, writing---writing was also his lowest WJ score). We've definitely seen that played out in real life.
Maybe this would be a better ? for a new thread, but if anyone has advice about the writing frustration. We are homeschooling. Would it make sense to 1)teach him keyboarding or 2)wait until his fine motor skills to catch up and do more oral exercises? (I'm a little concerned that he won't go back to working on his handwriting if keyboarding becomes easier, but it might save some frustration.)
