DS13 tested again a few months ago, and I really didn't worry, but he did. I told him 'it's only a snapshot of how you do on a single day, not a life sentence.'
Let's say that you child has certain strange behaviors - and who doesn't?
She might test in a way that explains them - great!
She might not test in a way that explains them. If that happens, it could be from 2 reasons -
1) She really is unusually gifted enough to need academic accommodation, but she didn't show it for some reason.
2) She really has strange behaviors that have no explanation.
For either reason, post here more about her strange behaviors (use a pseudonym) and we will try to give ideas of real-world things you can try to help you figure out which reason is likely, and to help you figure out what might need to change in her world so that she doesn't act so strangely anymore.
Either way, you won't have less information than you have now - you will either have part of the answer or you will be in the same position you are now - so you can't loose!
Even if her IQ scores show that there is likely to be a fit issue, you will have to do some problem solving to figure out what to do about it.
Anyway - you are taking the correct first step, so give yourself a pat on the back, good for you for hiding your feeling from DD! Of course continue to vent here - sometimes excitement and fear feel very similar, and if you are part of a gifted family, it's no surprise that you are feeling that feeling very intensely!
Love and More Love,
Grinity
