For GATE they have to score in the 98th-99th percentile on BOTH reading and math achievement tests (similar to MAP) plus be in the 98th+ percentile on any one of the CogAt sections. DD was in the 97th percentile for verbal. If she had just answered 1-2 more questions correctly she would have been in the 98th and would have been fine for GATE. I believe her reading and math achievement scores are both now 98th+ percentile. It's just that stupid CogAt and being off by 1 percentile! Last spring I was going back and forth w/ school psych via email and she clearly said "weshchler non-verbal ability test" adding that it's very reliable. But how can it be very reliable in someone with ADHD if it has processing speed/working memory components?! I can't see DD doing well with coding, for instance. She does not do anything quickly if it involves handwriting. And the spatial span will depend entirely on how focused and well medicated she is at that moment. I almost feel like just risking it with the CogAt again and hoping that she can do just a little bit better on the verbal section. Ugh! I think DD's real strength is in non-verbal, though. She is the queen of puzzles/logic games. My DS who is 1 year younger took the WISC IV as part of a neuropsych eval (after a brain injury) recently and scored a 141 on the non verbal section, but I believe DD to actually be brighter than him.
