I have learned so much from you all. I'd never heard of Sensory Integration Disorder before so I googled it. I have several of the symptoms as does DS, and my dad! And we're all mostly ambidextrous as well.
I want to point out that IQ tests are not the holy grail of giftedness. After ds did not make the cut for TAG we just assumed he was a high achiever and left it at that. But his teacher kept pointing out that ds was outperforming all of his classmates, several who were profoundly gifted. Another TAG mom suggested we have him see a psychologist. He took one look at the TAG test and said he suspected something wasn't right. (The district "expert" never said one word)The psychologist who tested ds, told us these tests can only capture IQ for 95% of all subjects. Guess who falls into the 5%?
Apparently, ds has abnormal brain processing and the IQ tests don't accurately reflect his true IQ. He's profoundly gifted in a couple areas, gifted in the others.
ETA: This was determined by academic testing.
This has given us tremendous ammunition in our quest to get services for DS.
Last edited by Agent99; 02/03/12 05:37 PM.
