blackcat, my ds had a split in VCI and PRI both times he took the WISC - but the direction was opposite both times. I didn't recall his split being as large as your ds' though... but I took a quick peak back at his last WISC just to see which was higher, and it was PRI (just like your ds) ... and his split... contrary to my aging memory... was *almost* as large as your ds' (still not quite that large). Both of his WISCs were given by the same neuropsych, and when I saw that the split was in two different directions between the two tests (given in 2nd and 5th grade), I asked his neuropsych why the change, and her remark was not much more than a shrug of the shoulders. I've never really thought much the split since then but will be interested in what others have to say. I can tell you these things about my ds:
* He has DCD (dyspraxia, developmental coordination disorder) and dysgraphia
* He has an expressive language disorder which is most obvious in written expression but also impacts his verbal expression (just isn't as obvious due to the high level of his typical conversation when he knows what to talk about due to his high IQ - that's my take on it)
* He's really *really* strong in math and science and those are his favorite subjects
* He's a classic "visual spatial thinker"
* He scores really high on visual spatial tests.... but he also scores really high on verbal tests too - exceptionally high on the verbal part of talent search tests etc.
SO - I'm not sure what the gap means, if it's believable... and I'm also not sure how much confidence you can have in WISC results for kids who are 2e. DS was given the WJ-III Test of Cognitive Abilities once through school, and the way the subtests etc were grouped in it actually seemed to make a bit more sense compared to what we see in ds' academics. OTOH, they were also grouped and intermingled with WJ-III Achievement test results, so I wonder if you had a set of WIAT Achievement tests and they were compared with the WISC if you'd have a more representative understanding of what the WISC scores mean in a practical sense?
Just my random thoughts -
Best wishes,
polarbear
ps - eta - I do think that my ds learns "very differently" than the typical linear-learning style that is delivered and expected in school. This has been true in his gifted classes too.........................
Last edited by polarbear; 09/28/13 03:35 PM.
