While my dd is a perfectionist, the examiner yesterday said that she didn't see a whole lot of that exacting side of my dd especially in the coding subtest - that threw a bit more confusion into the fray. And this is the child who has been known on more than one occasion to use her non-dominant hand to guide her pencil point as she writes.
The perfectionism has been really tough though - her teacher last year was not particularly understanding of it and was frustrated with my dd because her work was often not completed and she'd have to stay in at recess to complete it or bring it home (where she'd end up still not completing it...). My dd goes to counseling now for the perfectionism issue, but I wonder if she needs more than what she's been getting (once a month) and it really needs to focus on just the perfectionism. Extrinsic rewards are not big motivators for my dd and punishment of any sort (on the teacher's part) results in a child who will dig in her heels and wait until you break. She has staying power, that's for certain.
She's definitely a deep thinker, but, as her examiner pointed out yesterday, what will she do when her teacher and classmates can't/don't want to wait for her to respond anymore? Yesterday, average testing time according to the examiner was 2 hours. My dd took three hours to complete the test.
Thanks so much for your input - reading about others' experiences is so helpful.
Last edited by Mombot; 08/31/08 10:26 AM.
