That's exactly what I am trying to rule out -- am I selling her short based on FSIQ?
tortuga, fwiw, I think that sometimes it's easy to read through Davidson info and think that if a child isn't > 99.9th percentile they aren't "highly gifted" - but the reality is, a > 98th percentile FSIQ *is* a really really highly intelligent and highly capable child! JMO, but if you have a 98th percentile kid who's doing great and seems to be capable of more, I'd give the "more" to them, encourage them to shoot for the stars, and advocate like crazy to get them appropriately challenging work at school. JMO again, but I don't think that IQ as one measure in and of itself is a predictor of how far any of our children will go - personality, motivation, ability to take advantage of intellectual strengths - all of that matters in a big way.
I would personally focus on her passions, what she's interested in, and keep advocating like crazy to give her challenge within school and also give her opportunities to explore her passions outside of school.
Best wishes,
polarbear
