((hugs)) nownow -
I hope that even the abbreviated test will help give you some back up with the school. I'm interested to hear what the Dr. will say.
In the end, about the only thing that impresses many schools is 'end of year tests for higher grades' and popular above level tests, such as EXPLORE,SATs or ACTs. Even the full WISC can boggle the educators unless they sort of randomly found out for themselves what a 'standard deviation' is.
In other words, even if you have 'on paper' that your child is a standard deviation 'more rare' than the usual gifted kids in your neighborhood, it's doesn't nescessarily follow that the school folks will 'get' what that means to her behavior.
It sort of reminds me of the question - is there a difference between 'smart' and 'gifted?' I can imagine a school person seeing a very high IQ and saying: "Ok, we get it, she is smart, so what? Does she have to act so oddly?"
We here often say - In the end, it's the child's personality that makes all the difference.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
