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[quote=Anonymous]We recently had our son take the WISC IV with a psychologist to get a sense for his strengths and weaknesses, after getting mixed reports from the school (FCPS). The overall results of the test were a bit iffy in determining his overall IQ because the scores varied significantly on the different sub tests, but it's likely that he has a High Average IQ. However, the scores for the Processing Speed test were quite low, which is apparently not unheard of for kids with ADHD. Overall his Processing Speed scores fell into a Low Average category, with an overall percentile rank of 16. The psychologist told us that because his scores in the other sub tests were high, he may really struggle and become frustrated in school with timed tests, lengthy homework assignments, taking notes, etc. I've done a bit of reading on my own, and what I've read indicates that a child with high Verbal Comprehension and low Processing Speed (which is what we're dealing with) are particularly vulnerable and need to have school accommodations to make up for the difference.

My son has done well academically through 2nd grade, well enough to get some AAP services next year. He has a 504 plan, but it is mostly focused on behavior. For the third grade, and knowing what we do, should we request accommodations now that address the Processing Speed issues? Or is third grade too early for that? I'm of a mind to add the accommodations to his 504 now in the event they are needed, my husband thinks we should wait until the school says it's becoming a problem and then add them.

In the meantime, the psychologist suggested we get a comprehensive visual examination since he apparently struggled the most with tasks on the WISC IV that involved more complex visual processing.

Anybody have a similar experience?[/quote]

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