Thanks ndw. The author of that article seems like a good resource to keep in mind.
Can anyone tell me if I am right - a FSIQ should not be calculated in these situations? And any number calculated should be considered meaningless?
On prior evals the testers calculated low FSIQ numbers, which just about everyone literally laughed at, but stated in the report that the numbers were meaningless. I have run into problems with people (ie former horrible principal at the public school DD attended before being placed out of district) who just saw this number and dismissed DD as a little snowflake of average intelligence and a crazy parent who was imagining things without ever reading or comprehending the report itself. This evaluator not only came up with a number 15 points lower but stated that it is 95% likely to be accurate. If so I have just gone from dealing with a gifted kid with an incredibly complex profile and some areas of significant weakness to a developmentally disabled kid with some profound (read "bizarre") areas of strength. This will make my already challenging role as a parent/advocate way more difficult...
