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I'm confused. Genius Denied says DYS starts at 4, but their website says 5. Are there exceptions? DD will not be 4 for a couple more months but she has the scores and I could make her a portfolio based on the things she has done not only with me but also with her therapists.

Over the years they have changed the program. You can start working on the application... Not sure how they take the test scores of somebody not even 4 though, the IQ tests (at least I know of the WPPSI) are shorter and provide less information, and achievement tests tend to be more inflated the younger they are.

What I would do is to document what she does and keep supporting her.

i thought it was 4 and i started the process when DS was 4.5 but never followed through until he was 8 so I can't say for sure. He's 10 now so that was a while ago!

I'd go by the website. Also, unless you need help advocating right now you can probably wait a year.

Not to put out misinformation but I thought they had to be 5, and I assumed the test scores had to be done at 5 also.

From what I understand when they started the program it started at age 4. I think it was 2008 or 2009 when they changed it to start at age 5.