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<blockquote data-quote="terryboberry" data-source="post: 187272" data-attributes="member: 5215"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>I can appreciate your frustration with getting test score results with no context. My 13 yo difficult child was diagnosed with ADHD in 5th grade and then suddenly hated school, had melt-downs and wouldn't do homework in 6th grade. The good news is the testing helped us identify the issues. I hope you are also helped by the test results.</p><p></p><p>We got extensive testing and found out that difficult child in "very superior" range for verbal ability and "above average" in perceptual reasoning. However... he also had scored "borderline" (very, very low) in processing speed and below average in working memory. This may be your difficult child's situation.</p><p></p><p>Depending on the test given you may be given standard scores and percentile ranks. For my son, it was the significant discrepancy between his abilities, and the ADHD, which caused the melt-downs. Of course he was frustrated! This may be the case with your son too!</p><p></p><p>I wanted to know how poor Working Memory affects school performance. I found this site - <a href="http://www.chrisdendy.com/executive.htm" target="_blank">http://www.chrisdendy.com/executive.htm</a>. It was helpful for me. It talks about the "Executive Functioning" deficits of many ADHD kids, including working memory.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you and your son. I hope your year gets better. </p><p></p><p>Terry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="terryboberry, post: 187272, member: 5215"] Hello, I can appreciate your frustration with getting test score results with no context. My 13 yo difficult child was diagnosed with ADHD in 5th grade and then suddenly hated school, had melt-downs and wouldn't do homework in 6th grade. The good news is the testing helped us identify the issues. I hope you are also helped by the test results. We got extensive testing and found out that difficult child in "very superior" range for verbal ability and "above average" in perceptual reasoning. However... he also had scored "borderline" (very, very low) in processing speed and below average in working memory. This may be your difficult child's situation. Depending on the test given you may be given standard scores and percentile ranks. For my son, it was the significant discrepancy between his abilities, and the ADHD, which caused the melt-downs. Of course he was frustrated! This may be the case with your son too! I wanted to know how poor Working Memory affects school performance. I found this site - [url]http://www.chrisdendy.com/executive.htm[/url]. It was helpful for me. It talks about the "Executive Functioning" deficits of many ADHD kids, including working memory. Good luck to you and your son. I hope your year gets better. Terry [/QUOTE]
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