[tri-med] Re: IEP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jwaite"
> That horse left the barn years ago. Alex first evaluation (testing that is
> called for by the 3 yr re-evaluation process) includes an IQ test. This 
> was
> all done by the school.
>
> That particular thought process was missed by me early on.  :-(

Its not too late. Don't allow the school to do another though. IQ scores do 
change as our kids get older, thats why they want another. Unfortunately for 
our kids, because they learn slower their IQ's change more dramatically, 
usually lower, so I wouldnt let them do it again. The older one that they 
have will probably be the "better" one.

My advice would be to pay if you have to, but get it done yourself and be in 
control of who gets what out of it. No one needs their IQ scores, they do 
however need the individual section results.

 > To be perfectly honest the final score is totally invalid if there is a
wide
> variation between verbal and performance scores. Or even if there is a
score
> that falls way outside the average for that child. Yet they can still give
a
> final acore and often do.

What do we as parents 'do' in this situation?

If there is a large discrepancy between any score then its an indication of 
a specific disability. eg my younger daughters IQ test showed that she had a 
very high IQ (over 130) but there was a huge discrepancy with her auditory 
section (every other area scored very high, auditory she scored "average") 
indicating at the very least that she processed written instruction better 
than verbal, so high school was not her best learning place. Further testing 
revealed what would be known as CAPD these days. So for her to do her very 
best she would need remediation.

Alex has a similar discrepancy because of his hearing loss (and diagnosed 
CAPD). However he also had a large discrepency between long term and short 
memory activities. Indicating that he does not have "retardation" but rather 
that he benefits from repetition and that he will recall later, he just has 
difficulty recalling things immediately. So exams set with additional time 
etc are better for him.

Those sort of things are the whole reason for doing the neuro psych in the 
first place - not the IQ score. Discrepancies bring their total score down 
and skew the information gathered. In short Mandy's IQ was probably much 
higher and would be if she was retested after remediation. But who cares? 
She was always and still is a dumb smart person and I would trade dumb smart 
anyday - they are the survivors of the world.

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