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[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]

OP, who did the testing - was it public school paychologist or private paychologist?

What other testing was done?  You cannot diagnose ADHD nor dysgraphia from an IQ test.  There should be other testing, both for attention and executive dysfunction and for dysgraphia.  For dysgraphia you would want achievement testing (WJ OR WIAT) in spelling, reading and sentence level and paragraph level writing as well as various testing in language processing and motor skills/copying.  For attention and exec function there should be testing like TOVA or IVA-CPT, tower of london, rey-osterreith, etc.

If the public school tested and all they did was IQ, you have the right to get the publich school system to pag for a private evaluation with more testing (aka an IEE).

IQ scores alone can indicate red flags but are not helpful to constructing a meaningful IEP.  Given the enormous gap w/working memory, your child should have an IEP where she receives "specialized instruction" both in memory and learning techniques and in how to use accommodations and/or organizers.[/quote]

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