aeh - Thank you for the thoughtful reply. In addition to getting the diagnosis and accompanying accommodations in school, I also think that maturity played a part in the Cogat score improvements.
I think I have the same question as happymom1122. My son was doing difficult math problems as a two year old - he'd double numbers a sequence of numbers out loud up to the 1000's. Yet he has a 102 IQ (I am starting to question this number, but I also don't think it is 130/"gifted" level either). He has a math brain for sure. I also think he has a great memory because when he was younger he would memorize all of the statistics on the back of baseball cards. You could pick out any player out of dozens and he'd know their RBI, or their batting average or whatever stat you asked. It was uncanny. This might sound a little bit like autism, but he is in no (other) way on the spectrum. We also notice it when he is studying. He can learn facts for tests very easily. Surprisingly to us, none of the testing he had picked up a superior memory. Anyway, it does seem possible to be 99%+ or better at math (not just calculation, but quant reasoning/problem solving) and not be "gifted." I just wonder if it's possible to be that strong in quant reasoning and be 102 IQ. That seems improbable.
