Hi Val, I would encourage any parent to apply for a child who has qualifying score. While IQ tests can be expensive, I think they can be very useful. Especially, for kids who seem to be having troubles at school and seem more intelligent than the average bear!
It was a real eye opener for us! A lot of comments made by DD9 came into focus really quickly, like: "I'm the smartest kid in Kindergarten(age 5)" and "Six and 1/2 hours is a long time to sit around being bored(age 7)". I had kind of blown off these comments when she first voiced them.
I think a child can feel very validated when they find a group of kids that really are doing the same type of things they are.
It can also be such a relief to find parents that are dealing with so many of the same issues........breaking that feeling of isolation is invaluable.
Neato
