If you have qualifying scores, there is no need to "bolster" your DYS application by getting a different test. Just apply before the "in the last two years" part of the requirement runs out.
I believe the OP's concern stems from the information on the
DYS qualifications page which states "Accepted tests must:
Be administered when the applicant was at least 4 years old;" as it appears her child was younger than this... approximately 3 years, 10 months of age when he took the IQ test.
Whoops, I think I posted at the same time as the OP's later post and so didn't see this.
Our main reason for achievement testing--now it may sound silly, but it would be to support our application for the Davidson Young Scholars Program
This is a perfectly wonderful reason to test... not silly at all. However it would not necessarily have to be an achievement test. For example: since he took the WPPSI previously, he could take a WISC now.
As a rule of thumb, I think that achievement testing tends to be less expensive than IQ testing. (I could be wrong about this - it may be that IQ testing more often takes place in the context of a full neuropsych exam, which of course costs more than just a test. On the other hand, if ADHD is a real concern, a full neuropsych exam may be warranted anyway.) MVMom, you might want to approach this by first finding an appropriate tester, and then asking which test instruments s/he uses. Not everyone has a license to give every test, and it's a perfectly reasonable way of narrowing things down a bit. What were the circumstances of your child's first WPPSI? Why did you test him/her, and who did the test? You could just return to that person, if it's someone who had a good rapport with your child.
ETA: If you don't know this already, aeh is our "resident expert" on testing, and she is a good one to listen to in terms of what instrument to use and why.
