I posted back in march regarding my son(5 at the time, just turned 6 in July). He has been having horrible behavior issues his first year of Kindergarten. I had posted that he was a bright little boy but not quite sure if the term "gifted" would apply to him.
The school finally tested him and I got the results in June. Since then He has also received an ADHD diagnosis (which I am not quite 100% agreeing with yet).
Here are the results (he was 5y11m at the time of testing):
Verbal comprehension (VCI) 102
Visual Spatial (VSI) 132
Fluid Reasoning (FRI) 130
Working Memory (WMI) 113
Processing Speed (PSI) 97
Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) 121
The whole report was 16 pages long. There was a lot in there about his behavior during the testing (A LOT). He is a very fun loving and easy going people person kid. There isn't a person he meets that he doesn't instantly fall in love with and want to play with. The school psychologist was someone he had met many times before during the school year and considered her a friend (he loves adults). Because of this he was extremely playful during the testing. He would become silly and get off topic, he would try to turn the pages to move ahead... during the working memory subset he actually told her that he was going to close his eyes and not look at the pictures (playfully).
My question is this - due to his possible ADHD, his "playfulness", or even his general immaturity, should I consider having him retested? The school psychologist mentioned that she felt his scores would have been higher had he focused. While his results weren't very high, it was definitely higher than I expected. My little guy certainly surprised me.
The school's in my area of NY don't offer G&T programs. If anything the only thing this would do is help me advocate for him better, but I am not sure how the possibility of having an FSIQ a little higher would be of any benefit?
I also know that now that now that he is 6 he can take the WISC-IV, not sure if there is a greater benefit to that test.
Any ideas, suggestions, and thoughts welcome.
