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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Received CogAt score today, zip 22015. Ughh, not in pool by a long shot. NNAT was not good either. I am planning to parent refer [b]because I believe AAP is a good fit.[/b] Should I look into getting a WISC? I have no idea what GBRS scores have been in previous years but NNAT/CogAt are not going to cut it  :(  Has anyone waited and referred in a later grade?[/quote]

NP. Why do you think that?[/quote]

PP. Because I know my child pretty well. I know that he comes home and [b]researches subjects well ahead of his grade level just for the fun on learning. Chemistry is regular dinner conversation. I know that he loves learning but isn't excited about school. I know that he struggles to hold conversation with friends because he is talking over their heads. I know that he would love to share his ideas and interests with other kids who have the same thoughts and interests[/b].[/quote]

NP here:  both my kids are in aap. [b]One has over a 150 fsiq and his cogat was a 140. He fits in with friends both in and out of AAp and doesn't talk over their heads.[/b] They're kids, not robots. [/quote]

That's great for you and YOUR kids, but OP's son's situation is not uncommon at all.  [/quote]

None of those things are going to support admission to the committee. Just like saying the kid with a 150 IQ has a peer group in school won't support or dissuade admission.  She's said he loves learning, talking about science and struggles to talk to other kids.  That ain't getting her kid in.  Now if the current teacher said he has no peer group because he is head and shoulders above the rest, that would mean something.  Mom saying it?  Nah.  (A kid in my neighborhood is FACINATED by science.  Talks about it all the time - he is also struggling in school.  He also has difficulty talking to other kids.)  See what I mean...?[/quote]

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