Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. My ADHD/ASD teen had a medicated IQ test with a 124 GAI years ago, and the rest (processing speed and working memory) was very low. Fast forward to now, under meds that apparently don't work as well, his GAI is now at 145, but the rest is even more abysmally low (second percentile). Both times full scale IQ could not be reported. So... were the meds from before slightly helping in the processing and working memory department? That's what I conclude, but it's not certain, since there was an interval of 7 years between the tests and his physical growth and perhaps brain habituation may come into play.
What's clear is that my son is gravely handicapped in the processing speed realm, and it's sadly apparent to everyone, every day of his life. The very high cognitive abilities are not. We need to find him a job where he can utilize his intellect, but where they won't care that he's always late and extraordinarily slow! Any ideas?![]()
Academia/Research? Or programming
Not academia.
Why not academia? Have you ever walked into the office of a college professor?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. My ADHD/ASD teen had a medicated IQ test with a 124 GAI years ago, and the rest (processing speed and working memory) was very low. Fast forward to now, under meds that apparently don't work as well, his GAI is now at 145, but the rest is even more abysmally low (second percentile). Both times full scale IQ could not be reported. So... were the meds from before slightly helping in the processing and working memory department? That's what I conclude, but it's not certain, since there was an interval of 7 years between the tests and his physical growth and perhaps brain habituation may come into play.
What's clear is that my son is gravely handicapped in the processing speed realm, and it's sadly apparent to everyone, every day of his life. The very high cognitive abilities are not. We need to find him a job where he can utilize his intellect, but where they won't care that he's always late and extraordinarily slow! Any ideas?![]()
Academia/Research? Or programming
Not programming
Why not programming?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. My ADHD/ASD teen had a medicated IQ test with a 124 GAI years ago, and the rest (processing speed and working memory) was very low. Fast forward to now, under meds that apparently don't work as well, his GAI is now at 145, but the rest is even more abysmally low (second percentile). Both times full scale IQ could not be reported. So... were the meds from before slightly helping in the processing and working memory department? That's what I conclude, but it's not certain, since there was an interval of 7 years between the tests and his physical growth and perhaps brain habituation may come into play.
What's clear is that my son is gravely handicapped in the processing speed realm, and it's sadly apparent to everyone, every day of his life. The very high cognitive abilities are not. We need to find him a job where he can utilize his intellect, but where they won't care that he's always late and extraordinarily slow! Any ideas?![]()
Academia/Research? Or programming
Not academia.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. My ADHD/ASD teen had a medicated IQ test with a 124 GAI years ago, and the rest (processing speed and working memory) was very low. Fast forward to now, under meds that apparently don't work as well, his GAI is now at 145, but the rest is even more abysmally low (second percentile). Both times full scale IQ could not be reported. So... were the meds from before slightly helping in the processing and working memory department? That's what I conclude, but it's not certain, since there was an interval of 7 years between the tests and his physical growth and perhaps brain habituation may come into play.
What's clear is that my son is gravely handicapped in the processing speed realm, and it's sadly apparent to everyone, every day of his life. The very high cognitive abilities are not. We need to find him a job where he can utilize his intellect, but where they won't care that he's always late and extraordinarily slow! Any ideas?![]()
Academia/Research? Or programming
Not programming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. My ADHD/ASD teen had a medicated IQ test with a 124 GAI years ago, and the rest (processing speed and working memory) was very low. Fast forward to now, under meds that apparently don't work as well, his GAI is now at 145, but the rest is even more abysmally low (second percentile). Both times full scale IQ could not be reported. So... were the meds from before slightly helping in the processing and working memory department? That's what I conclude, but it's not certain, since there was an interval of 7 years between the tests and his physical growth and perhaps brain habituation may come into play.
What's clear is that my son is gravely handicapped in the processing speed realm, and it's sadly apparent to everyone, every day of his life. The very high cognitive abilities are not. We need to find him a job where he can utilize his intellect, but where they won't care that he's always late and extraordinarily slow! Any ideas?![]()
Academia/Research? Or programming
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. My ADHD/ASD teen had a medicated IQ test with a 124 GAI years ago, and the rest (processing speed and working memory) was very low. Fast forward to now, under meds that apparently don't work as well, his GAI is now at 145, but the rest is even more abysmally low (second percentile). Both times full scale IQ could not be reported. So... were the meds from before slightly helping in the processing and working memory department? That's what I conclude, but it's not certain, since there was an interval of 7 years between the tests and his physical growth and perhaps brain habituation may come into play.
What's clear is that my son is gravely handicapped in the processing speed realm, and it's sadly apparent to everyone, every day of his life. The very high cognitive abilities are not. We need to find him a job where he can utilize his intellect, but where they won't care that he's always late and extraordinarily slow! Any ideas?![]()
Academia/Research? Or programming
Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. My ADHD/ASD teen had a medicated IQ test with a 124 GAI years ago, and the rest (processing speed and working memory) was very low. Fast forward to now, under meds that apparently don't work as well, his GAI is now at 145, but the rest is even more abysmally low (second percentile). Both times full scale IQ could not be reported. So... were the meds from before slightly helping in the processing and working memory department? That's what I conclude, but it's not certain, since there was an interval of 7 years between the tests and his physical growth and perhaps brain habituation may come into play.
What's clear is that my son is gravely handicapped in the processing speed realm, and it's sadly apparent to everyone, every day of his life. The very high cognitive abilities are not. We need to find him a job where he can utilize his intellect, but where they won't care that he's always late and extraordinarily slow! Any ideas?![]()