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Hi,
I posted a few weeks ago about WISC V results and low processing speed. Here were my child’s scores.

Verbal-136-99%
Visual Spatial-126-96%
Fluid Reasoning-128 99%
Working Memory-132-98%
Processing Speed-80-9%
FSIQ 129 (137*) 97(99*)
*Prorated score because of processing discrepancy

The subtests for processing speed were:
Coding-7
Symbol Search-6

We had follow up achievement testing done, and the results were worrisome to me. The Woodcock Johnson IV, WIAT III and Gates-MacGinitie tests were administered. The scores were in the 73rd percentile for age and 77th percentile for grade on the Woodcock Johnson.

Areas of broad math, math calculations, broad, written language, academic skills, academic fluency, and phoneme-grapheme knowledge were all in the average range.

There were numerous scores in the advanced range, but none in the very advanced range.

My son has a lot of trouble with spelling and apparently he is struggling with math calculations, despite high fluid reasoning skills. His writing construction was strong, but apparently he is having trouble mixing up sounds when spelling. Reading scores were all very strong, although not quite as strong as I thought they would be, knowing how much he reads and how good his comprehension is.

The psychologist wrote “relative dysgraphia” in the report, but she really wants to focus on anxiety issues and wants to put my child on an SSRI. I agree that there are some anxiety issues, but the differences between achievement scores and IQ scores seem very concerning to me. My child took the Stanford last year and had some similar achievement results, so I don’t think this is a one off.

Any suggestions for follow ups with the psychologist? His school is very supportive. Any suggestions? I think he was tested for ADD/ADHD.
Thanks!