Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment Can ADD influence the WISC Scores?

Can ADD keep the WISC Scores from reflecting an accurate IQ score?

i wonder this very same thing.....

There is some info on the net that says it can but for an ADD diagnosis, you need information from several sources (neuro psych eval, pediatrician, etc). The one parameter I've seen quoted is that the coding subtest, if low, can sometimes be an indicator. My friend's DD who is ADD had a low score but that's an n=1.

ADD can affect how well a child performs on a test. But it can also affect how well a child learns new material, so a kid with a lot of potential who has ADD is often kept from accelerating in school because he has issues with distraction. This all snowballs, of course, and can make a kid with ADD look a lot less gifted than he might if given support and encouraged to move forward at a more challenging pace.

It makes sense on its face, I think. I mean, if you can't focus on the test, you're not going to score as well, right?

Where is step 3, Dottie?

LOL! Well, just don't go away entirely. If I have to cruelly feed your addiction to keep you here, I'm not above that!