Hi everyone! I'm new here. We just had our 6-year-old son evaluated and he hit the ceiling for the verbal portion of the WISC-IV (getting a 17, 18, and 19), with a subsequent score of 142. We're in Massachusetts, which has no gifted programs per se, and the neuropsych was quite cynical about the school doing anything about his giftedness in a sustained way (sad, since back a few years my brother and I were both grade-skipped without any problem and with great success). Her recommendations to the school focused on help with his executive function deficit, attentional issues and slower processing skills and basically glossed over his giftedness. I'm trying to decide if it would be helpful to have him tested further, say with the WISC-IV extended norms, to see if he would qualify for Davidson's Young Scholars or just to really document how much more support he does need. Anyone have any views on this???? Help!!!! Is the WISC-IV extended norms test long/expensive? How much does the Davidson Institute really help for people like us? My poor son is terribly bored in school. At least he likes gym and recess. Thanks for your help!
