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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is slow processing speed considered a LD or just low intelligence?  What if the kid has a high scores in all other areas except processing speed?[/quote]

[b]The way we calculate and value intelligence is by speed of processing.[/b][/quote]

So is that a yes or a no?[/quote]

That's a false statement. I hate myself for reading this thread.[/quote]

It's pretty awful isn't it? Now you know what people really think of students with learning disabilities.

My DS's math tutor said that he has more than three standard deviations between his processing speed and his reasoning scores. [b]He said he couldn't pass timed tests for simple multiplication in elementary school and it was only when he got to subjects like algebra that he demonstrated a talent for math. He is currently working on an advanced degree in mathematics at a top university (not naming it). He's not valued for his speed- he's valued for his ability to solve math problems that 99.99% of us can't solve.

I think a lot of people posting on this thread have never met a twice exceptional child. These kids are not mediocre learners- these kids are intellectually curious, intense, with significant discrepancies between intellect and some areas of performance.[/b] [/quote]

Ok so is this a learning disability then?  I know that it is not listed as a formal LD, and some people say no it's not.  But I have also heard that it is.  Would a student like this who has a huge discrepancy between processing speed and other areas of intellect be given accommodations in school.  And if so, under what label?[/quote]

pp here- I didn't directly ask him if he was formally diagnosed with a learning disability. My DS has a similar profile, less dramatic on processing but still 2.5 SD difference, and has ADHD. My point was that the tutor's IQ is not valued for speed. He can solve math problems that very few people can solve. 
There's some debate about processing speed--imo it could be considered a learning disability when there are extreme discrepancies - in the case I mentioned, being able to learn number theory, advanced calculus, theoretical math, etc. but being kept out of a gifted program because you can't complete a math facts test in two minutes?

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