Hi,
I am a newbie here to this forum.
I was wondering if anyone knew of a psychologist in the Baltimore/DC area that has experience working with and assessing gifted children. I see that Johns Hopkins has the CTY, so I know that's an option. Has anyone used them for testing/assessing their child? Or any other psychologist in the area? Any positive or negative experiences to report?
I truly appreciate any feedback/direction that you can provide. My husband and I are looking to have our DS (age 5) tested. By age 2 we realized our son was pretty smart, and many people would say we should have him tested. We didn't think it was necessary at the time, especially since I read many places where testing at that early age is unreliable. I believe that we are now in the situation where testing is warranted. We are receiving reports from his Pre-K teacher of behavior problems, and I know that most of it is probably boredom. (My son has been reading since age 2.5, writing letters since age 3, so everything "academic" they are doing at Pre-K he has been doing for 2-3 years now. In addition, he is off the chart with regard to his math ability, and that's pretty much all he ever wants to do.) I am trying to read anything and everything about gifted education, assessment, etc., etc., and I have to admit my head is spinning! In any case, it's time for an evaluation so we can get my son into an educational setting that will benefit him.
So, if anyone has any good recommendations for a psychologist in the Baltimore/DC that does assessments, I would love to hear from you. Thanks again for any assistance you can provide!
Last edited by m2gts; 01/08/09 10:21 PM.
