Unsure if I’m asking for something wholly unreasonable so perhaps people with more knowledge can assist!
We’re based in London, England where gifted education is way behind.
Son, 7, had WISC V assessment conducted. Scored as Extremely High in all domains except processing speed where he dropped to Average.
The Ed Psych said she’d not encountered such a child over her 25 year career and couldn’t reliably calculate an FSIQ due to range of subtest scores.
I only recently came to hear about GAI as we try to find a school willing to accelerate learning. I understand that it’s a useful indicator for educators since it strips out the processing speed issue.
The EP made no mention of it in our debrief nor in the report. I’ve since asked about it but she keeps referring back to FSIQ and it not being reliable.
Can I clarify:
1) they aren’t the same measurement?
2) I’m not crazy, or the schools asking for the score, to request that the GAI be calculated if it’s clinically possible?
The EP is making it incredibly difficult to do so and I don’t know if that’s because of misunderstanding at her end…or mine!
Thanks for any help
