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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We recently had my child tested and they were diagnosed with mild-mod ADD and dysgraphia.

These were the scores from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, IV.
Verbal Comprehension  126      96%
Perceptual Reasoning    104      61%
Working Memory            86      18%
Processing Speed           88      21%
Full Scale IQ                105       63% 
General Ability              117      87%

So, the tester stated that my child is intellectually gifted, and I want to believe this.
But why is the IQ in the average range?
I'm just trying to understand this--is it because his working memory and processing speed are so low that they dragged down the overall IQ? 
What number is actually more important, the Verbal Comprehension or the IQ?
If I should have posted this is another forum, I apologize in advance, just let me know where to go.
Thanks in advance.[/quote]
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Similar to my son in scores a curiois how your kid has been!!!
 
We recently had my child tested and they were diagnosed with mild-mod ADD and dysgraphia.

These were the scores from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, IV.
Verbal Comprehension  130    96%
Visual spatial          109      70%
Fluid reasoning.  104      58%
Working Memory            115      84%
Processing Speed           89      23%
Full scale.        111.          77%

His other tests all showed very high verbal, average math and problem areas stemming from anxiety/speed.

they think his anxiety is part of the reason for the discrepancy between the high and low sub-scores.

The neuropsychologists who tested him think he should avoid pressure cooker schools for middle school and I tend to agree but I also worry about focusing too much on these tests when choosing a school - he does very well in humanities and struggles a bit in math but I have. I way of knowing how he will cope with homework load etc given his slow processing speed. But here is no way of really knowing how a kid will do until you try.... not sure if we should consider schools like Maret, which is since an amazing place. Would be applying for 6th but not until 2018. It is hard to know what to do when a kid'a testing is so affected by test anxiety and how it will translate into school performance. We are assuming math tutors will be part of our routine no matter what... [/quote]

My kid's scores were similar too -- I'm not sure whether they are high enough for him to be considered 2E, but he certainly has scattered strengths and weaknesses. In addition to his WISC scores (below) he was also diagnosed with ASD:

Verbal comprehension: 114 (82%)
Perceptual reasoning: 131 (98%)
Working memory: 116 (86%)
Processing speed: 97 (42%)
FSIQ: 121 (92%)
GAI: 127 (96%)

Is this considered 2E or not (since his verbal comprehension scores were just average)?[/quote]

No, this would not be considered 2E.  He may or may not be considered gifted, but there is no learning disability indicated since both major areas of intelligence (verbal and perceptual) are within the average range.  That being said, some argue that the processing speed of 97, though average, is about 1.5 standard deviations above the GIA, and would be considered a 'frustrational profile' for a learning and is highly associated with anxiety and depression.  [/quote]

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