The first clue that my verbally gifted DD12 had something like a 2e situation going on was her Cogat score -- 99+ nonverbal, 98 verbal and 67 quantitative. Her low score on quantitative was due mostly to the time factor on this subsection. Fortunately her combined score was still high enough for our GT program that only used Cogat at the time for an aptitude score and does not accept outside testing. After much testing and $$$$s the only thing that truly showed us her suspected dysgraphia was the Beery VMI testing done by the OT. I wonder, is this a test your DS has already been given as part of his OT work-up?
We still do not have a formal "diagnosis" of either dysgraphia or a LD of written expression, but we have recently (after 4 years of trying to figure out her bottle-neck) been successful in getting her a 504 plan that includes extended testing time due to her very low hand-eye coordination issues. My understanding is that she would have to be given her 504 accommodations on any future Cogat that she has to take. We expect that with extended time her quantitative scores will increase.
Good luck in advocating for your son!
