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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. I do believe he is &quot;gifted&quot;. People who are knowledgeable and who I trust have suggested it since he was about two. I don't know what tests are given in the DC area to be able to compare, but the state where he was tested has low levels of proficiency, so maybe his scores are inflated relative to kids in the DC area? (His were generally high (98 to &gt;99.9th percentile) but one was low (81st).) My main goal is for my boy to be happy. I don't really care about the &quot;gifted&quot; thing, but I want him to feel comfortable, which it sounds like he may be in this area. He may have further social issues when he is older but I will worry about them when and if they occur. He is very tall and does well with older kids so I think holding him back would be a disaster at this point. So, I am glad that he may be eligible for school somewhere in the region. I will check out the details of the various systems. Thank you!

[quote]Also, if he has an IEP at 4, there's more going on than just being gifted academically. What else is going on, OP?[/quote] :?:

I am not sure what you mean by &quot;What else is going on, OP?&quot;. It was his doctor who suggested &quot;psycho-educational&quot; testing after she talked to him at a &quot;well child&quot; appointment. I agreed to the tests because he wouldn't make the cut-off for school in the area where we thought we would be living, but his peers in the area where we have been living will be going to school this year.

We don't have any particular constraints on where we will live, except that our incomes will be modest (think research fellow and librarian). One of us will be downtown--&quot;The Mall&quot;--one is looking for a position. That is why I was wondering about schools, so I could start narrowing down the possibilities of where to look. [/quote]

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