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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We recently had my child tested and they were diagnosed with mild-mod ADD and dysgraphia.

These were the scores from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, IV.
Verbal Comprehension  126      96%
Perceptual Reasoning    104      61%
Working Memory            86      18%
Processing Speed           88      21%
Full Scale IQ                105       63% 
General Ability              117      87%

So, the tester stated that my child is intellectually gifted, and I want to believe this.
But why is the IQ in the average range?
I'm just trying to understand this--is it because his working memory and processing speed are so low that they dragged down the overall IQ? 
What number is actually more important, the Verbal Comprehension or the IQ?
If I should have posted this is another forum, I apologize in advance, just let me know where to go.
Thanks in advance.[/quote]

Haven't read all the responses so sorry if I am redundant: With scores this discrepant, the FSIQ should not have been reported because it is a meaningless number as it purports to describe overall performance and therefore misreperesents your DC's actual ability on each scale. The GAC is the "IQ" you should be looking at, which just takes into account the Verbal and Perceptual piece. Verbal ability is considered the best indicator of intellectual ability, but s/he may not perform to his/her true ability because s/he'll have difficulty holding information in immediate awareness while working (working memory) and completing tasks with both speed and accuracy (processing speed.) So your child's giftedness is really neither here not there as it is just a number. How your child performs in the classroom is a better indicator of her likelihood to be successful.[/quote]

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