Gifted testing for dyslexic child?

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Anonymous wrote:Part of the testing for dyslexia involves IQ testing too. So, it would part of the dyslexia testing. My DC has dyslexia, dysgraphia and ADHD- rather profound on all three based on the testing- he also hits the ceiling of the WISC on the subtests relating to critical thinking, math, background knowledge and vocabulary- is close to the floor on other subtests. It takes a skilled tester to tease it out and know what follow on tests to do. He is counted as 2E in the FCPS stats.

Not the OP, but if I may, a Q for the above poster (20:17) -- did you find a neuropsychologist who you felt was particularly good at this? Our DS is GTLD w/ diagnosed dyslexia and dysgraphia per a WPPSI and subsets of academic testing (99% FSIQ; 5% on various pre-academic measures). They suspected ADHD, but told us to wait until age 6 for a full neuropsych and ADHD evaluation. He is now 6 and we are preparing to schedule full testing. Would appreciate your (or any) recommendations for testers who are good at teasing out these issues in kids with this profile. TIA.

Not 20:17, but I really like the work of Daisy Pascualvaca at Pascualvaca and Associates.

I also think that neuropsych results are more stable at 7, so I'd wait one more year.

Thanks for this recommendation and advice.

[Anonymous]

I also agree with others, you should get testing. Our daughter has ADHD and dysgraphia. In the early years she was able to mask some of the issues she faced because she was very bright and overcompensated in other areas. She had very high grades making it difficult to get an IEP and the help she needed. After testing, the school was able to see that there really was an issue and she needed help. We also had much better information the helped in getting her the help she needed.

She is also in the gifted program in school. This has actually been a good thing as there are many 2E students in the program and they seem better able to handle them. It has not been an easy road, but for us testing and being in the gifted program has made a world of difference.

[Anonymous]

If you requested testing from the school and are not satisfied with the testing, you can request an IEE for the school to pay for testing through the provider of your choice.