My eldest son (13) knows his score. He wanted to take the test and he wanted to know his score. He's older, and I don't think I would have told him if he'd taken an IQ test when he was 6 (he took it very recently), primarily because he would have been too young to understand what it meant. But he's always known that he's different/very smart. Knowing his IQ helps him understand why.
My opinion on this question is somewhat different from what others here have written. I think it's important for him to know his IQ, because his ability is a part of who he is. IMO, he has a right to know important information about himself. Plus, you can't develop a talent if you don't know you have it.
Also, IQ is more than just how fast you learn (ETA: again, aiming this idea at older kids, not younger ones). It also affects how you see the world and interpret events. His IQ is high enough that he's likely to be very different from almost everyone else in these ways. Not telling him his score wouldn't change this fact, but it would probably affect him negatively by not letting him understand why he seems to think so differently.
Last edited by Val; 03/18/14 03:30 PM.
