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[quote=Anonymous]I would guess that the school chose the DAS-II because only 2 of 6 subtests, and 1 of 3 clusters, have a verbal component.

The TONI is a matrix reasoning test, no other parts. The UNIT is a bit more complex - it includes visual reasoning, spatial construction, visual memory, and mazes. But again, you can get an idea of whether these will be useful by looking at your DD's performance on the nonverbal parts of the DAS. If those were also low, you may want to put more effort into finding a tester who your child will click with, or who is willing to do a session or two before the formal testing to increase your DC's comfort, rather than focusing on which test was used.

In addition, to diagnose an intellectual disability there needs to be an assessment of adaptive behavior, using a structured interview like the Vineland. If your child has age-appropriate adaptive behavior, or if the weaker areas are clearly related to the language delays, then that should be taken into consideration.[/quote]

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