Hi,
My son recently had the WISC IV test done. He is 10 years old in a Montessori school and his having behavioural and academic difficulties (not listening to lessons/instructions, refusing to do required work -- oppositional behavior,social issues). He changed to a new teacher this year, and things seem worse. He is also like an "absent minded professor" -- going upstairs to brush his teeth and forgetting what he went upstairs for . . .
Here are his results:
VCI 142
PRI 113
WM 109
PS 100
GAI 132
FSIQ 123
The psychologist who did the testing said that the large difference between VCI and PRI indicates a non-verbal learning disability and that he is frustrated because although he understands concepts more quickly than most other children, he can't show this in written work. He based this also on a sample of his writing, which showed numerous spelling mistakes. When I look at issues for children with NVLD, they don't descibe my son. I wonder if this type of scatter in the IQ scores could be "normal" for a verbally gifted child? Could the low PS indicate an attention problem? He is very forgetful and disorganized with his papers/belongings.
I got the testing done because he is so unhappy at school, but am not really sure what to do now. We live in Quebec and the French schools don't have gifted programs. Also, perhaps a FSIQ of 123 isn't high enough to qualify? I wonder if he might be happier in a regular public school than he is in his current school.
