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Can anyone interpret test results? (Long and boring)
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 440602" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Seriously - just HOW many degrees have you got behind your name? I'm guessing that your narrative(s) are a much more complete report than MWM got from the neuropsychologist!</p><p></p><p>BRIEF is taken more seriously here - and they would never get just one (both parents if avail, plus a couple of teachers, for a minimum) - the "trend" is then worth more.</p><p></p><p>There's just enough "edges" here, that it might be worth a review by an Educational Psychologist, or a Learning Disabilities specialist. It seems pretty obvious that this isn't a case of illness, disease, or (common) disorder. But, "something" is going on. Guess 1 was auditory processing - whether it is or not, its good to check it out and get a solid ruling either way. Anxiety alone doesn't account for her performance (in my opinion). SO... guess 2 is some form of learning disability, or at least "trending" in that direction.</p><p></p><p>The "math problems" issue MAY be related to working memory. If its not an area of strength to start with, then it takes more working memory to handle the task... and if she's heavily math-challenged and even slightly working-memory challenged... she may not have sufficient working memory for the task. Things like Anxiety also use up working memory. (At least, this is how it was explained to us.) Would it help if she had a visual, visible problem-solving strategies chart available, so that she doesn't have to remember the strategies? These are the kinds of things that would come into play as "working memory" accommodations.</p><p></p><p>Ditto for organizational issues - think "mental organization" not "messy room". It takes working memory to keep a structure in your head while you work through... an essay, or a math problem, or planning out your order-of-work in order to keep ahead of all the due dates coming. Challenging task + working memory issues + anxiety ... may = poorer performance than expected. </p><p></p><p>Based on the Anxiety diagnosis, she "should" be able to get: untimed tests, and strategy reminder sheets, for a minimum.</p><p></p><p>Just another idea...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 440602, member: 11791"] Seriously - just HOW many degrees have you got behind your name? I'm guessing that your narrative(s) are a much more complete report than MWM got from the neuropsychologist! BRIEF is taken more seriously here - and they would never get just one (both parents if avail, plus a couple of teachers, for a minimum) - the "trend" is then worth more. There's just enough "edges" here, that it might be worth a review by an Educational Psychologist, or a Learning Disabilities specialist. It seems pretty obvious that this isn't a case of illness, disease, or (common) disorder. But, "something" is going on. Guess 1 was auditory processing - whether it is or not, its good to check it out and get a solid ruling either way. Anxiety alone doesn't account for her performance (in my opinion). SO... guess 2 is some form of learning disability, or at least "trending" in that direction. The "math problems" issue MAY be related to working memory. If its not an area of strength to start with, then it takes more working memory to handle the task... and if she's heavily math-challenged and even slightly working-memory challenged... she may not have sufficient working memory for the task. Things like Anxiety also use up working memory. (At least, this is how it was explained to us.) Would it help if she had a visual, visible problem-solving strategies chart available, so that she doesn't have to remember the strategies? These are the kinds of things that would come into play as "working memory" accommodations. Ditto for organizational issues - think "mental organization" not "messy room". It takes working memory to keep a structure in your head while you work through... an essay, or a math problem, or planning out your order-of-work in order to keep ahead of all the due dates coming. Challenging task + working memory issues + anxiety ... may = poorer performance than expected. Based on the Anxiety diagnosis, she "should" be able to get: untimed tests, and strategy reminder sheets, for a minimum. Just another idea... [/QUOTE]
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