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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"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.

I'm the PP you were responding too. Like I said before, he is on the autism spectrum, which affects his reading comprehension and writing ability. But maybe autism isn't a learning disability?"

Above poster is wrong. Twice exceptional doesn't mean gifted plus learning disability. GT/LD can mean that, but 2E is meant to be a broader term to include gifted kids who also have other learning challenges including ADHD and autism. So gifted plus autistic is 2E.

I'm not sure if your son hits the "gifted" mark here. Generally, a FSIQ should not be calculated when there is a large spread (several standard deviations) between scores, and here there seems to be a pretty large spread between PRI and PSI. But a GAI (verbal + perceptive reasoning) can be calculated, since the spread between those isn't large. So GAI is your best score to use, which at 127 is just a tad below what psychologists consider "gifted." However, I'm not sure how the autism plays into the GAI; your tester should tell you this.[/quote]

PP here. That was my point. Even the GAI doesn't meet the traditional gifted benchmark of 130.[/quote]

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