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I have a son who is dx with a visual processing disorder, including dyslexia. he also has adhd.....but he is crazy creative and very smart verbally- he just struggles to put things correctly on paper as things are typically backwards. is it even possible to have him tested for giftedness? would the test be accurate? i found a creative saturday program that my identified gifted student attends that also sounds perfect for this son, but i wonder even if this one is gifted if it would be possible to get him identified with his disability. any insight? thanks!

The RIAS can be useful for doing IQ testing for people who have LDs involving reading, motor output, and visual processing, as it is less demanding in those areas than many other IQ tests while still being an accurate measure of "g". It also relies less on social reasoning in assessing verbal IQ than the WISC IV does. Not everyone is familiar with it though, so if you are planning on using the results for entry to a particular program, make sure they will accept the scores.

interesting....THANK YOU!