Argh.
So, my plan has been to wait until DD (newly 5) is 6 to get her tested so that they could use the WISC. And also because she's still somewhat reluctant to talk to strangers and if we don't get a tester she likes she may refuse to participate altogether. She's also sort of slow to answer if she's not sure of something, or if she's feeling shy, and I worry that the tester might not be patient enough. But that may not change by the time she's 6, or 7, or 10.
But DD has been confounding me lately, probably mostly because I've been really sick and it's been hard to keep up with her. And since we are now in the same area as our preferred tester, I spoke with them and got their recommendations. They said that they usually recommend waiting, but that since we plan to homeschool and she'll be technically a Kindergartner in the fall it might make sense to get some more information now. They put her on their waitlist, and I just got a call saying that they've got a spot in a few weeks if we want it.
And I am torn. It's a lot of money for our family. And I'm not sure what specific, tangible benefits it might provide. On the other hand, I am intensely curious, and while I don't need to know exactly where she is at any given moment, it would really help (I think) to have some sort of measure of her relative strengths and weaknesses.
Sooo...thoughts?
