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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what did you do differently?

My middle schooler's IQ was just tested, and came back on the border between these two categories, according to the Hoagie's website.  Apparently his score puts him in the top 0.03%. I guess I'm trying to figure out if this is information I need to do something with, or if I can just take these results and stick them in a drawer somewhere.  [/quote]

My kid has incredibly high IQ and ADHD.  The tester’s suggestion was to indulge his interests/passions but not really do much differently.[/quote]

Why was your child tested?  My two were tested because of learning disabilities.  [/quote]

I'm not sure if you're asking me (OP) or the PP.  I have a friend who is a neuropsychologist and she was looking for someone [b]for a new staff member to practice on[/b].  I had mentioned that I was curious about how he'd do so she offered.  I didn't come in with concerns, and they didn't find anything problematic.  Just lots of high scores.

I knew it would be higher than average going in.  That's why I was curious.  He's good at school.   He's a very busy kid who is always doing something.  But I had heard that profoundly gifted kids always struggle, and they need radically different things than their same age peers, and they are so much harder to parent than "typical" kids and since none of those things seem to apply to him, I sort of assumed he'd come in at the bottom of the gifted range.

But now, I'm worried that maybe he does need something different and I'm doing him a disservice?  [/quote]

You need to get an actual IQ test from a reliable experienced provider. This is too big a deal to be based on a practice exam by a new staffer.  Then, if results track, reread this thread. [/quote]

It was an experienced neuropsychologist who was new to the practice, not new to the field.  
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