Originally Posted by aculady
If your US-based schools are requiring 130 on achievement testing as well as ability testing for GT placement, you may be able to sidestep that by providing the psych report. It should include, at a minimum, formal diagnoses of dysgraphia and dyspraxia, and a statement that indicates that the FSIQ is invalid due to the discrepant WMI and PSI, and that the GAI should be used as the more accurate estimate of his intellectual functioning, and a statement that his significantly discrepant and relatively poor performance on the achievement testing is a reflection of his impairments in motor output and attention or working memory.

Exactly!
Here's a link to Mars SD Website about gifted/special ed
http://mars.pa.schoolwebpages.com/e...ectiondetailid=3486&sc_id=1150385378

And
http://mars.pa.schoolwebpages.com/e...L2ltYWdlcy9kb2NtZ3IvNTlmaWxlMjY2MC5wZGY=

There isn't much you can do about next year this year - so I advise not to worry about it! Just consentrate on the very good ideas that this year's school has proposed and see if the OT can help. You should definitely consider your child gifted and get to know the local parent's association. GAI is a real measure of giftedness, and a really good measure of your child's 'inner' experience.

Love and More Love,
Grinity

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