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[quote=Anonymous]I am very interested in this thread.  I have a 2nd grader who has a medical diagnosis of Autism and ADHD.  He is fully mainstreamed with an IEP.  His IEP eligibility is two-fold, for both Autism, and OHI (ADHD).  DS was identified in Kindergarten for pull outs by the AART at his school.  His Naglieri scores were borderline (129 I think), but his CoGat was lower.  His AART told me to fill out a parent referral.  He was not found eligible. We decided not to appeal.  In my initial referral, I very clearly outlined why I felt that his test scores (especially the CogAt which he told me was the most boring test ever, lol) were not a true representation of his skills. His grades are all very good, he is reading well above grade level.  Getting a WISC would be a financial stretch (and no, we would not qualify for aid).  My biggest fear is that our school seems to have two extremes, the very high performers, and the very low performers.  I am extremely curious though, to see how he would perform on the WISC.

Did those who have children with autism who did further testing find that the length of the WISC was too much and your child just checked out? 
Did you find testers who are experienced dealing with twice exceptional children? (this is the label our developmental pediatrician mentioned to us)

We have an older son who has been through AAP (with ADHD), and there are parts of it I know my DS would love (more research projects, etc.), but I am unsure of whether with his level of inattention and disorganization he could handle it.  (hence our reason to not appeal)[/quote]

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