My DD Wisc verbal was 144 with ceilings in all subsets. I have deemed that her reasoning ability is documented in that score. It is like being in constant lawyer land with her. She takes seemingly unrelated bits of information and composes arguments or deduces complex outcomes that are right on. She loves to read, but what is difficult for the reading is her ability to read just a bit of a story and already figure out all of what is going to happen. This leads to reading more complicated (advanced) material. This is a bit problematic as that material is often not age appropriate. However, her advanced reasoning skills have led to a more global view and inclusive of more adult themes. She quite clearly is not emotionally ready to participate in those themes but her intellectual power forbids them from being "hidden" I use to read all the books that she was reading to try and stay on top of it....but that is not possible anymore and we have deals about when certain topics come up we talk about them. She was an early clear talker that when I tried to fly with her under two I had to bring her birth certificate with me to prove that she was under two. I have a second child who is showing those same reasoning skills with less ability for clear articulation and it is really defining the difference between intellectual power and body/muscle awareness. My first is very athletic, my second is no where near as talented with her body. My second at 2.8 months asked me recently on a hike. "Why are there no mosquitoes?" I said its raining and she responded, "So the rain will splash their wings and they can not fly." I am not sure whether that is an advanced statement for a two year old or not but it seems like a clear example of that reasoning that I am trying to describe. I had one that my older kiddo did but now I can't remember it...
