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1. Parse the IQ test carefully. If you say the total score is average but he has extremely low processing speed, then other scores have to be significantly higher than average, correct? Or do you mean that taken individually, his highest sub-scores are in the average range?

2. My son with severe ADHD and learning disorders (which we were told stemmed from the ADHD) has extremely low processing speed. It was measured as low as the 4th percentile, and I don't have the words to tell you how much it negatively impacts all our lives. Team sports and races are out. Individual sports, chess, activities where thought takes precedence over speed, are all for him, except he can't do more than one at a time. He also has a nice singing voice, and is happy singing in a choir, to give him that team spirit.

3. IMPORTANT! We found that meds for ADHD significantly increased his processing speed (we tested him before and after introducing medication).

4. Since DS is a "little professor" type, and the spawn of two research scientists, we are confident that he will find his place in academia and research. Public research, where his father works currently, prizes quality over quantity. It's perfect for slow thinkers who think deeply.

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