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    Rias score
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    I recently had my 5 yr old son tested for the public school gifted program. I was so in shock over his IQ score on the RIAS I forgot to ask a simple question. It came back that his IQ was >160. Does anyone know what >160 means?

    Thank you for your help. I am new to this board and website.
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    Hi Welcome! yup, that's a pretty big number. smile

    You might want to look into levels of giftedness, here is just one link to start you off...don't get too freaked out, though..
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    http://www.educationaloptions.com/resources/resources_levels_giftedness.php


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    What is RIAS?

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