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[quote=Anonymous]The IQ test is given to help identify ADHD because when you look at the subscores for the test, big variations in ability can be clues to whether the child has various LDs (not just ADHD but also dysgraphia, NVLD, stuff like that. ) Also because kids who are both gifted and learning disabled tend to look average--that is, they use their gifts to compensate for the LD and the LD therefore isn't detected but also they don't look as smart as they really are. So an IQ test (while they have LOTS of limitations and problems, are not very reliable for minorities, low income kids, and ESOL kids, all kinds of problems) can be helpful in persuading a school that a kid really is smart and needs more challenging work--which is one way of helping a kid with ADHD pay attention better. And no, they don't all get 99+., only 1 in 100 does. [/quote]
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