Mountainmom -I went back and re-read your previous post you linked to above.... It sounds like a private eval would be really helpful for your dd. Has she had a neuropsych or other type of private educational eval?
Re the inflated IQ scores - I don't think it should happen, but we were warned way back when our ds was being tested for our gifted program in kindergarten that if we sought out private testing to be sure we had the testing done through a reputable psych that the district trusted.... The district staff told us there were some psychologists who inflated scores. When our dd was tested at 5 with her high scores it was through one of those psychs... We didn't seek her out due to that! We went to her because we were seeking help with anxiety and she has a great reputation with young children and treating anxiety. When she administered dd's iq test she spread it over several visit and spent a lt f time getting to know dd and getting dd to have fun with her. So who knows.... Maybe that test is really who dd is and her next two iq estimates were low because the other evaluators didn't spend the same amount of time. At the time I was surprised her iq results were so high but my sister wasn't at all and told me she had thought dd was gifted all along. I remember we changed a bit of the things we exposed dd to and how we related questions a d expectations and she responded well so we assumed the test was right and moved forward. Her performance at school has never come close to gifted.... But she's had other challenges. That's part of the reason we had the tried set of testing done - I still wonded about ep why the second set of scores dropped....and now that I think about it I'm wondering again.... Off I go to ponder lol!
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