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[quote=Anonymous]I love these conversations. DH and I are extremely accomplished. Adopted a child. Great kid, given every advantage academically, did really well in ES and MS. We took partial credit for his performance. Also very socially adept and athletic so we exposed him to sports. 
Fast forward: in hs. Still very social and athletic. It's as though his brain has stopped growing. Concrete thinker. Gentleman C  with private tutors in rigorous private school. Had him tested for LD. Nope. Double digit IQ, poor WM, slow processing speed. Still a great kid but we are really scratching our heads on how to support his dream of a private 4 yr small school for a bachelor s. Knowing what I do now about his intellect, I can't imagine he will pass classes. 
Guess my points in this thread are:
You really can't judge your kid s intellect by ES and MS performance. 
You really can't judge your kid s functioning in society and in school by IQ and other standardized tests(my bro and I got 300s and 400s on saT s and we are a doc and a lawyer, respectively)
My advise?  Don't count on academics alone for your kid s success. Make sure he has other things in which to excel: arts, music, sports, EQ (translates to success in the workplace)

Excuse IPhone typos. And please be nice.  
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