I'm in the same situation with my DD (4th grade). I've always thought she was MG, but her Explore scores qualify her for DYS. So, I'm now debating whether or not we should seek out IQ testing. I'm not sure her scores would be high enough because she doesn't seem to have a lot of the PG characteristics.
I would imagine that a lot of people with EG/PG kids underestimate their abilities. We thought our kid was MG, maybe HG, but he tested much higher. And for some reason he keeps testing high, even though I don't think he'd stand out in a crowd as one of those amazing kids you think of when you first think of profoundly gifted. And I'm always thinking we have impostor syndrome (surely he can't score this high even after he skipped a grade?) I believe there are many, many PG kids who do not go around looking like prodigies. Like others have said, the parents are probably gifted themselves, but may not ever have known that and so think everyone is like this. I would say, if you're getting these very high scores on Explore, it's certainly worth looking into!
