If you think the scores don't describe the kid, then they don't. You are right.
I agree.
It's hard. You need scores for access to certain programs, but testing at a young age can be disastrous. (I didn't test until I was in my late 20s). Our pediatrician
emphatically warned us against testing DD & DS, saying that behavioural issues will get in the way of accuracy.
If you have the right tester who can meet the child's needs (i.e. breaks, reassurance from anxiety, etc) then you might be ok, but it sounds like it wasn't the case for your DD.
I'd put together a portfolio for her and see if that will work for her. My DD10 was tested by the school at the end of grade two, and that's it (she's never done the WISC-IV and we have no FSIQ for her). She's been identified and granted access to the school's GT program because of achievement and developmental history (as well as the testing in grade 2, in which her results ranged from grade 3 to grade 5, with anxiety present during testing.. so is it accurate? Who knows. Who cares - she's in the program). I don't need to know her IQ as long as her needs are being met.
Try a portfolio. You could retest, but I'd wait a few years, maybe?
