I don't know if this is an appropriate place to post this or not, but you all have been so helpful and knowledgeable I'm hoping you can help, because I don't know where else to turn, and I'm reeling.
I visit this board because I have a HG DD8 and a MG DS6. I am MG, my DH is HG, and virtually everyone in our extended families are MG-HG. But we also have a DS11 who we are very confused by and concerned about.
DS11 was easily a LOG2 when he was a baby, toddler, and preschooler. All the way through 1st grade, lots of people we knew, including his teachers, said that he was probably gifted. He was a bit of a late talker (actually, talked in two-word sentences at 12 months, but generally didn't talk much, and when he did, left off consonants usually), but by 3 was on track. He learned to read at 5, although it didn't come naturally to him. In 2nd grade we had him evaluated because reading, while he was still slightly above grade level, was not progressing easily. We were stunned to find out that his IQ was only 107. We suspected dyslexia, but the testing results didn't indicate any learning disabilities. He remained a high-average student so we let things go for a few years, always thinking that something wasn't quite right. So, we just had him evaluated again, this time with a psych with extensive experience with gifted kids since we have such a strong family history of it and since he'd seemed so clearly gifted. Well, now we've found out that his IQ on the WISC actually dropped 19 points! We don't have his WJ results yet, but the psych said he was reasonably impressed by them, so they seem to be higher than his WISC would indicate they'd be.
Unfortunately, we don't get to meet with the psych for two more weeks to get the comprehensive results of the WISC and the WJ-III, but for the life of me I can't fathom what is happening to our little boy. I feel like I need to research what could cause such a drop in scores, what could make his abilities so very far below everyone else in the family, but I can't find any information. Could undiagnosed LDs over time cause a drop in IQ? Isn't the definition of a LD an average to high IQ with lower than expected achievement? Can it go the other way? What do we do now? Do we need to progress to a pediatric neurologist? Are there other assessments that need to be done? What on earth could cause a seemingly gifted child to drop so low?
