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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son tested: FINALLY at grade level
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 18962" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>That's really good news. How old was he when he scored 75? I think difficult child 3's first test (when he was 4) scored that low, or lower. They never told us the score.</p><p></p><p>The thing is, I've said it before and I'll keep on saying it - IQ tests are not intended to measure kids who are very different. Really high scores and really low scores are likely to be inaccurate. And with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids, especially when it's not well managed (especially when they're younger) it's too easy for the testing procedure to simply not be able to accurately measure their true ability. I remember difficult child 3 was also failed on problem solving (mazes) when he STILL has trouble holding a pencil. They score a fail for each time the pencil mark crosses a line - and for difficult child 3, he hasn't got the coordination to not cross a line accidentally. But he DOES know how to solve a maze really well. He just can't draw! And drawing is not an IQ thing (clearly- because his last score, equally meaningless in my opinion, was 145. And he STILL can't draw!).</p><p></p><p>Kids with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) are often very bright, but they learn in different ways. If they are permitted to have access to what they need in order to learn, they will do well. If they are forced to learn in the same way as everyone else they often do badly and their needs go unrecognised.</p><p></p><p>You recognised what he needed and fought to make sure he had access to it. That is exactly what these kids need - Warrior Mums like us!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 18962, member: 1991"] That's really good news. How old was he when he scored 75? I think difficult child 3's first test (when he was 4) scored that low, or lower. They never told us the score. The thing is, I've said it before and I'll keep on saying it - IQ tests are not intended to measure kids who are very different. Really high scores and really low scores are likely to be inaccurate. And with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids, especially when it's not well managed (especially when they're younger) it's too easy for the testing procedure to simply not be able to accurately measure their true ability. I remember difficult child 3 was also failed on problem solving (mazes) when he STILL has trouble holding a pencil. They score a fail for each time the pencil mark crosses a line - and for difficult child 3, he hasn't got the coordination to not cross a line accidentally. But he DOES know how to solve a maze really well. He just can't draw! And drawing is not an IQ thing (clearly- because his last score, equally meaningless in my opinion, was 145. And he STILL can't draw!). Kids with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) are often very bright, but they learn in different ways. If they are permitted to have access to what they need in order to learn, they will do well. If they are forced to learn in the same way as everyone else they often do badly and their needs go unrecognised. You recognised what he needed and fought to make sure he had access to it. That is exactly what these kids need - Warrior Mums like us! Marg [/QUOTE]
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