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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your first child must have significantly low processing scores, as my dc has a FSIQ a couple points lower and a higher GAI.

May I assume that your second child has higher processing scores than the first? This child will likely fare better in school and may even "seem" more intelligent in a classroom setting.

I understand the second child wants to do what the first child does, but you can likely find a program that is a better fit and better fits his interests.

And I really hope you didn't tell either one of them their scores. No good can come from that. [/quote]

Yes, first child has a huge processing speed deficit. Second child can manage much more easily in the classroom and is very focused whereas first child is not.

I have no intention of telling either their scores, but they'll be able to figure out ballpark just based on inclusion in/exclusion from this program, if they ever get savvy enough to look up parameters online (like as high school students; not right now). They are both acutely aware that the program is for the "super smart" kids, so second son will be feeling like he is not smart if he didn't get into the program. He's six, so it's hard to explain that 99th percentile is great.  What he internalizes is that he didn't do well enough and isn't smart enough.  [/quote]

What your child internalizes will be based in large part on what you do and say. Maybe you can help him understand that it's not that he's not smart enough, it's that he didn't score high enough (regardless of how smart he is). There are many things that can contribute to why he didn't score high enough - like not sleeping well or the stress of testing or just having a bad day in general. And yeah it sucks that it happened that way, but sometimes life is like that.

My DD2 really wants to get in to AAP. She doesn't understand what it is, she just wants to be at the same school as DD1. She sees how enthusiastic and engaged her sister is and she wants to be a part of that. We've explained to her that a committee has to decide if the AAP center is the right place for her and we worked on "making her file as strong as possible". If she doesn't get in, it will because of her file, not because of her abilities. It's like job hunting - it's not that I'm not good enough for a particular job, it may just be that my resume didn't strike a chord with the recruiter. It's not about what you can or can't do, it's about how you present yourself. Although that may be harder in your case, because it sounds like admission to your program is based on one score. Good luck![/quote]

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