We had a great experience. We had never even thought about testing, but DS9 was so bored he actually would cry before school if he didn't have a book to read. We just wanted to figure him out and have the tools to help him. How old is your son?
Dr. Newman develops an easy rapport with the kids immediately. They are her "friends". We did the Wisc-IV and Wiat-II. It took about seven 2 hour sessions. DS9 would get very tired towards the end of a session and if he wasn't engaged we would stop. She didn't want the sessions to be stressful in any way for him. The testing was quite tiring for both of us. DS would say his brain was tired and my nerves would be frazzled. We realized that DS had never actually had to use his brain as much as he did during the sessions.
The whole experience was postive though. It's just as a mother I was so frustrated with not knowing how to help my child and I was a little bit afraid of what the results would be. I remember saying to Dr. Newman "what if he's not as smart as we think he is?" She said there is always that possibility, but most parents of HG kids tend to underestimate the level of their childs intelligence. Boy was she right!
I would recommend Dr. Newman to everyone. She truly cares about the families she works with and makes the child feel comfortable and at ease with the testing.
I hope this helps.
Good luck!
Jaina
