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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did a WPPSI back when she was 4 (because we considered private then -- got in to some good ones but decided we couldn't afford it and to give public a try) so we know she has a high IQ (with the caveat that I put very little stock in those tests for young kids).  She's never had an academic problem.  The kid read at 4 (just barely 4, in fact) with no pushing from us.   I know the full neuropsych exam will give us a much more comprehensive picture.  I expect we're going to see a slowish processing speed, but whether it will be below average or just average when her other stuff is much higher, I don't know.  
Here's my question -- for the neuropsych exam, if we do it at age 6, are we rising "missing" something or getting an in accurate picture because she's just too young?  I've heard conflicting things, like "wait until 7 or 8 unless it's a really extreme situation because things change so much at that age"  or because a 6 year old can just have a wacky off-day and that throws off the test.  Wrong?[/quote]

There's a chance they can miss something at any age and I don't think 6 versus 7 or 8 will make much of a difference. When people say this they are often talking about IQs being off because a young child couldn't concentrate or the testers not being able to catch something like dyslexia because the child was not developmentally ready to read in the first place and they chalked it up to that. It doesn't sound like your child is the type to blow off the testing by refusing to do something or being silly and since she's been reading for so long the second problem doesn't seem to be an issue either. I would go for it. Even 1st graders can be depressed and she sounds like she's close to this if not already there.
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