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I can relate to being frustrated and confused by scores. My son scored "9" on the comprehension, which really depressed his VCI. A couple of examples from the test that the psych told us: why does a policeman wear a uniform? and how does a bank work? She said it is "knowledge acquired from the environment" and "why we do what we do".

Seems to me that these things are more an indicator of what you have been taught than of innate intellectual ability, so I confess I don't understand it. Years (and years) ago when I had an IQ test (don't know which one), I remember one of the quetions was "who wrote Dr. Faustus". I guessed "Christopher Marlowe" but remember thinking that it had more to do with education than intelligence.

Amy - would you please pm me the info about CAPD as well? I'd like to read more about it. Thanks.