So when in all that line-up of tests was the wisc given? Are you saying it was after lunch? Certainly not ideal if it was later in the line-up.
I feel like you deserve to talk to the tester that actually tested your DS.
One thing I was going to mention about the block design subtest is it is first. They put it first because it looks friendly to most kids, supposed to be a non-threatening way to start off. My DS didn't do as well on this subtest as the other non-verbal ones. I thought it might be that it being the first subtest he may not have been settled down, maybe a bit anxious or hyper. He does have coordination issues but it doesn't seem to affect his speed on jigsaw puzzles at home. So it felt sort of like a stretch to assume that fine motor speed impeded him, I just don't see how arranging some blocks can take that long...maybe I don't have a good handle on that subtest. For my DS it could also just have been that he didn't care enough about speed, I can see him fiddling around making something interesting with the blocks before getting around to doing the actual question.
That is great there is a portfolio option for the gifted program at your DSs school. It would be nice if there weren't a necessity to do a different IQ test.
Polly
