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<blockquote data-quote="terryboberry" data-source="post: 187567" data-attributes="member: 5215"><p>Sveng Thank you for the Wright's Law referral to look at testing scores. I overlooked that resource. I'm going there after this post <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Smallworld and others described the testing results well. Thorough testing (outside of the school) is the best. However, our public school would not accept our private testing results. My 13 yo difficult child comprehensive testing through a well respected children's hospital. We had several days of testing and interviewing. Many psychoeducational tests were taken including the WISC-IV, Woodcock-Johnson, TOWL. We also had complete personality assessment. </p><p></p><p>My son had a VCI (verbal) standard score of 134 and PSC (processing speed) of 80. He has a 54 point spread between them - very significant discrepancy. Large enough that the doctor's said that the full scale IQ should not be considered. Our public middle school would not consider him Learning Disability (LD) because his full scale IQ was above average and he was on the B honor roll. </p><p></p><p>The fact that he loved school and had no problems until middle school was an issue to us. He was depressed, cutting his arms and thighs, hiding under the covers and refused to go to school and had huge melt-downs at home, quit sports and lost friends. The school saw all these symptoms as ADHD and depression. </p><p></p><p>I think he was frustrated as HExx !! In middle school he had to be much more organized, take notes, record math calculation/formulas, and write, write , write. He could verbally express what he learned - but if he talked too much in class, because of his ADHD he was considered disruptive. If he was told to be quiet, and write what he learned..... he melted down and gave up!! It's no wonder he got an additional ODD diagnosis - what 13 year old boy in this situation wouldn't be a bit oppositional <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/angry-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":angry-very:" title="angry-very :angry-very:" data-shortname=":angry-very:" />He ended up with two p-hospital in 4 months.</p><p></p><p>Finally we brought our sad, ego-bruised, heart broken boy to a small arts focused charter school. They looked at our whole child as well as his diagnosis labels - ADHD, ODD and "disorder of written expression", and depression. </p><p>There he can use the Alphasmart instead of paper/pencil, a voice recorder, take breaks, and show what he learns through verbal presentations more often than writing papers.</p><p></p><p>I apologize for the long vent. I'm a little anxious about school starting again.... and alot of words just poured out. DramaQueenLisa your post brought it all back - hang in there and know that there are more ways to be people, than there are diagnoses. </p><p></p><p>Terry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="terryboberry, post: 187567, member: 5215"] Sveng Thank you for the Wright's Law referral to look at testing scores. I overlooked that resource. I'm going there after this post :happy: Smallworld and others described the testing results well. Thorough testing (outside of the school) is the best. However, our public school would not accept our private testing results. My 13 yo difficult child comprehensive testing through a well respected children's hospital. We had several days of testing and interviewing. Many psychoeducational tests were taken including the WISC-IV, Woodcock-Johnson, TOWL. We also had complete personality assessment. My son had a VCI (verbal) standard score of 134 and PSC (processing speed) of 80. He has a 54 point spread between them - very significant discrepancy. Large enough that the doctor's said that the full scale IQ should not be considered. Our public middle school would not consider him Learning Disability (LD) because his full scale IQ was above average and he was on the B honor roll. The fact that he loved school and had no problems until middle school was an issue to us. He was depressed, cutting his arms and thighs, hiding under the covers and refused to go to school and had huge melt-downs at home, quit sports and lost friends. The school saw all these symptoms as ADHD and depression. I think he was frustrated as HExx !! In middle school he had to be much more organized, take notes, record math calculation/formulas, and write, write , write. He could verbally express what he learned - but if he talked too much in class, because of his ADHD he was considered disruptive. If he was told to be quiet, and write what he learned..... he melted down and gave up!! It's no wonder he got an additional ODD diagnosis - what 13 year old boy in this situation wouldn't be a bit oppositional :angry-very:He ended up with two p-hospital in 4 months. Finally we brought our sad, ego-bruised, heart broken boy to a small arts focused charter school. They looked at our whole child as well as his diagnosis labels - ADHD, ODD and "disorder of written expression", and depression. There he can use the Alphasmart instead of paper/pencil, a voice recorder, take breaks, and show what he learns through verbal presentations more often than writing papers. I apologize for the long vent. I'm a little anxious about school starting again.... and alot of words just poured out. DramaQueenLisa your post brought it all back - hang in there and know that there are more ways to be people, than there are diagnoses. Terry [/QUOTE]
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