Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Ever had evaluators misinterpret what they see in a difficult child?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 143428" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>We have had this problem. I think many times our kids are just smarter than the "docs" who evaluation them. I KNOW my son has been bored during evaluations and answered a certain way to "mess" with the professional. I have watched him do it (and interrupting while it is going on is NOT well received, so I kept my mouth shut), read evaluations that clearly show it, and only had 1 doctor EVER pick up on it. </p><p> </p><p>Many of the problems our kids have come along with increased intelligence, lower boredom tolerance, strange sense of humor, and little patience with adults who seem "nuts" to the kids. I also think the docs frequently speak to the kids in a patronizing manner. I KNOW my son responds to this by not answering the way he owuld otherwise (so do I sometimes).</p><p>I really think the evaluations are WAY to subjective, and that each evaluation needs to be tempered by common sense.</p><p> </p><p>And, sometimes, the kids decide that it is none of our business, so they skew things purposely. Heck, I did that as a kid. Hated the standardized testing, so I messed with it.</p><p> </p><p>Sorry, this can make things really hard on a parent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 143428, member: 1233"] We have had this problem. I think many times our kids are just smarter than the "docs" who evaluation them. I KNOW my son has been bored during evaluations and answered a certain way to "mess" with the professional. I have watched him do it (and interrupting while it is going on is NOT well received, so I kept my mouth shut), read evaluations that clearly show it, and only had 1 doctor EVER pick up on it. Many of the problems our kids have come along with increased intelligence, lower boredom tolerance, strange sense of humor, and little patience with adults who seem "nuts" to the kids. I also think the docs frequently speak to the kids in a patronizing manner. I KNOW my son responds to this by not answering the way he owuld otherwise (so do I sometimes). I really think the evaluations are WAY to subjective, and that each evaluation needs to be tempered by common sense. And, sometimes, the kids decide that it is none of our business, so they skew things purposely. Heck, I did that as a kid. Hated the standardized testing, so I messed with it. Sorry, this can make things really hard on a parent. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Ever had evaluators misinterpret what they see in a difficult child?
Top