Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment cogat scores and correlation of iq?

She was diagnosed by a neuropsychologist who is experienced in working with gifted kids. I don't know if she outgrew the diagnosis or if she is still dysgraphic or if she never was. Her main issues are emotional reactivity and sensory defensiveness. But even those have been getting a lot better this year.

You shouldn't need to prove anything to a neuropsych (or other specialist) in order to get tested, you know. They ask for a lot of information so they have background, but it's totally OK to say "I don't know" to the questions they ask. They should not refuse to test your child because you've never tested his IQ before - how would you ever get a first test if that was the policy? And if you don't have scores for tests, just say you never got the scores. Tell the specialist anything you know about what instruments were used when (so they don't use the same ones), but you can also tell them, "The school says they tested him and he's fine, but I don't know what tests they used. You'd better ask them directly; this is the name and phone number of the person who told me they tested him."