We had no intent of retesting dd12 on IQ (she was tested at 7.5) b/c we've never needed the scores for anything. However, we're finding ourselves in a spot where we may need to do so.
When dd attended school in one district to the north of us, she had a 504 plan which allowed her extra time and a quiet environment for testing. For the most part, the work has always been so easy that she hasn't needed the extra time. The only places where we've found her to use it is on math tests post-skipping b/c math is no longer a cake walk for her. She does work very slowly and takes a long time to write papers, etc., but she gets them done on time b/c they are things that are done at home and she can give herself more time than the other kids so to speak.
The 504 was based on two things: her PSI index on the WISC at 7 was in the 42nd percentile as opposed to all of the other indeces being in the upper 90s and she was evaluated by an OT at the same time who said she had SPD and dyspraxia (a motor planning disorder). We've never been too sure on the validity of those dx and we had a psych with expertise in HG kids tell us that she didn't view dd's sensory sensitivity to noise to be a disorder so much as part of the way a gifted brain was wired. She's never been treated for either OT dx.
So, when she changed districts for middle school, the school suggested that we exit the 504 and write the same accommodations into her ALP (accelerated learning plan). We agreed, apparently foolishly. She will likely be changing back to the original district for high school next year and they tell me that she will lose all of these accommodations b/c they can't do that with an ALP and the old testing is too old for a new 504.
I'm going to set up an OT apt for a re-eval which insurance will cover. We may also wind up getting IQ retested. I've been told that her scores will likely be lower at 12 b/c it is harder to get high scores at 12 than 7. As long as she comes out at least at the 95th percentile for FSIQ or GAI (which would still be quite a drop), she'll still qualify for GT and, honestly, she has so many other 99th percentile achievement test scores and other "indicators" of giftedness that I doubt she'll get bumped from GT services. I just worry about a big drop.
Any thoughts?
