Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment Help understanding my DS results

Cando, how long ago was your son tested? Normally I would say start by going back to the original tester. But give than they have calculated a FSIQ where it should not be calculated and don't appear to have given you any advice as to the unsualness of your son's scores I think you probably want to start with someone new. However, depending on when he was tested you may be limited in your options for re-testing, which a new tester might want to do.

And I would also suggest caution with a school psychologist, they are not usually going to be that expert in really unusual profiles. It probably will be worth your while to find the best 2E specialist near you, or if not 2E then at least a gifted specialist. And you may want to consider seeing a developmental paed. There is a great one in Sydney but I am not sure where you are.

I think that's correct - both that the FSIQ shouldn't have been calculated, and that LDs need to be looked into.

It's true that anxiety can depress IQ scores, but if the coping mechanisms were good enough to exit him from therapy, then why couldn't they be used enough to get an accurate IQ score? OTOH, LD's untreated can cause a daily frustration that gives rise to anxiety, yes?

Welcome to the forum - the Verbal score is not borderline gifted - but will into the 'unusally gifted' zone.

Love and More Love,
Grinity

I think the rule is a child can't be tested on the same IQ test more than once a year, which is one reason it's pretty important to find a tester who really understands gifted/2E. You don't want to waste time.

The test was done a few months ago.

The psychologist didn't tell me to look further into the results. She did say however that I can get an OT assessment so that DS could maybe have a scribe in a test situation. I'm not so sure what that meant.

DS has had an OT assessment and has a lot of issues with gross and fine motor skills.

I'm amazed at the info given here already - it's already opened my eyes, especially the NVLD.

So in your eyes is DS gifted? is it likely he has 2e?

Sorry but I'm always second guessing myself about him. One minute he blows you away with his knowledge and the next you are banging your head against a brick wall as he doesn't seem to get 'basic' stuff.

Thank you to you all, I'm slowly looking though everything.

Do you have sub test scores in your report? If not I would ask for them. If your son has motor issues that will have impacted some sub tests but not others. You might find that there is significant variation between subtests in a single section of the test.

It sounds like the psych you saw did not look as deeply as they should have, or give very thorough advice. It's good they sent you to an OT, but it would have helped if they had said why!

I think it would be worth your while to take your psych and OT reports to someone who really gets kids with such variable results. Probably in Australia that would be a developmental paed.

Thanks mum of three, the only results I got were the ones that I wrote in the first post. She did show me one result where he got the highest possible score and she said he was telling her answers that made her think hard. She did say that she has never had someone test like DS did.

I took DS to a pead when we started down the anxiety path and I did question Aspergers but he asked one question (does he have obsessions) and I said no more than the kids who are mad keen into sport - only DS loves different things. The pead then said there is no way he has Aspergers. Speaking to the psych she told me not only does DS have obsessions but he has OCD traits as well - ie having to line things up not only in a line but in colour order as well. She also told me the way he talks is very much obsession directed. I guess I'm just used to him and it's normal to be a bit obsessed, DH is very much the same.

I'll speak to the school on Wednesday and go from there. Thank you all so much for help and understanding. I've had visitors stay the week so I haven't been able to look into things and really research this site.

Thanks again