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    I homeschool. I am probably going to pursue testing for my two oldest kids in about a year, largely to see if they are eligible to apply to DYS.

    I know we'll get IQ results from this testing (overall and in separate areas, if I understand correctly). But I see people talking about how their testing showed such-and-such an issue alongside gifted-level IQ--for example, slow processing speed. Are those results something that show up as part of doing (for example) the WISC? Or are they the results of additional testing?

    What about overexcitabilities? I have one kid whose picture may as well be included next to descriptions of emotional OE and one who's the same with psychomotor OE. But that's "Mom diagnosis." Will the report from (again for example) the WISC include anything about those? Or are they diagnosed separately...or are they even something that people DO diagnose?

    I just feel like I don't really know exactly what I'm signing up for when I say "let's test these kids for giftedness." I would greatly appreciate feedback from those who've been there and done that!

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    Some areas of suspected learning difference do show up on the standard cognitive instruments given for GT testing (e.g., the WISC), but others do not. No one instrument should be used as the sole source of diagnostic information. I would not invest too much energy into looking for possible learning difficulties, unless there are IRL reasons for those concerns, in which case a more comprehensive evaluation (including, perhaps, academic achievement, attention/executive function, emotional, etc.) would be a better context in which to obtain cognitive assessment.


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    Welcome!
    You've received a great answer from aeh. I'll just add that if a picture or diagram is helpful, here are a few resources found online, which show how Processing Speed fits in, and is revealed by the WISC:
    - WISC-V framework is found online here.
    - Older WISC-IV subtests can be seen in this document about calculating GAI.

    A brief roundup on IQ testing:
    - Hoagies list of Psychologists familiar with Testing the Gifted and Exceptionally Gifted
    - Test prep articles - one by Aimee Yermish, one by Nadia Webb

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    Thank you both - very helpful!


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