Here's the breakdown of his WISC-IV scores.
Verbal Comprehension 112
similarities 14
vocabulary 15
comprehension 8
Perceptual organization 129
block design 18
picture concepts 11
matrix reasoning 15
working memory 110
digit span 11
letter-number sequencing 13
processing speed 136
coding 17
symbol search 16
Full Scale 129
So he's really not that close on the IQ score but I think the extremely low comprehension score dragged him down. The tester did note that his block design score was "an underestimate of his true ability to analyze and synthesize" and his strength is math and verbal/reading things he's really only slightly about average. I've always felt that the WISC-IV probably wasn't the best choice for showcasing his strengths (but I didn't really know much about testing back then). As a contrast he scored 160 on the math composite in the WIAT II so at least that test measured his strengths.
GAI wasn't mentioned on the report but when I found a chart it actually lowered his number. His high processing speed really helped him overall.
Honestly people have been saying since he was 2 how very bright he was. It took me until he was 5 to even realize that he was different from other kids.
We don't participate in any co-ops. He is the oldest of 5 and so I simply don't have time (or money) to run kids to outside classes and still be fair to all. The only thing I've outsourced is Phy-ed because multiple kids can participate at one time.
So I'm working on putting together a portfolio. I don't have much from years past. I'm not really into saving things. So far I have copies of some of the homework assignments from his Algebra II book and copies of a couple of his Chemistry tests. It's all from the last couple of months and should at least support the current ACT scores.
Still working on the recommendations, we pulled him out of Sunday school classes last year but he is involved in Bible Quizzing. My hubby is supposed to talk to the coach and see if he will do a recommendation for us. Otherwise I'm at a loss there because the other contacts are from years ago.
Thanks for the feedback, it's helping me think through this process. I'm just hitting a wall about where to go next with DS and really hoping getting into DYS and talking with people with help me navigate the next few years until he is mature enough to attend college (he's academically ready but not emotionally so I need to keep him engaged several more years despite the fact that he is already surpassing me in math).
