We had something similar happen with our DS11. We suspected APD or dyslexia or ADD, but were expecting much higher results on the WISC when he took it, given not only his history (before he started school, primarily, but also in flashes that we see now) and the fact that I am gifted, DH is gifted, and DD8 and DS6 are highly gifted. DS11 tested more than three standard deviations lower than DD. The psych thought the results *may* be the long-term results of undiagnosed ADD (inattentive) so we've been trying Adderall and it seems to be helping a little. We still partly think dyslexia, and he does have a long history of ear infections. The WISC result, to be honest, really threw me for a loop, but at this point (6 months later) I'm feeling a bit more zen about it. I'm not sure that the tests show who he really is and he is doing well in school (all A's in the academic subjects) even though he has to work hard. I still wonder, though, about the huge discrepancy between his previously shown behaviors and how hard he is having to work and between his tested IQ and that of all the rest of us.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone.
Last edited by mnmom23; 06/05/10 01:55 PM. Reason: clarified, I think.
