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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 287979" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Wiz is in the genius range on IQ. He STILL had language problems and is STILL an Aspie. Very much so. The points on the IQ are generally meaningless because it often is not an accurate representation of their intelligence. Kids with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) type problems (spectrum kids) think differently because they are wired differently, so they test diffferently with can lead to scores that are meaningless. Frustrating, I know.</p><p></p><p>Have you seen a developmental pediatrician? We have had much better luck with them, at least until our insurance changed. Ours was so good that I recommended him to Shari and she is driving in from the next state to consult with him. She has already seen him once. </p><p></p><p>Keep pushing, encourage the doctor to not let the IQ get in the way. Get as many books and articles on kids on the Autistic Spectrum to back up your words.</p><p></p><p>It is HARD when they have such a tough time getting words out. I am having that, I know what I want to say, but I can't get it to the front of my brain so it can come out my mouth. Drives me CRAZY, and I am a grown up with decent coping skills!</p><p></p><p>We found language to be the biggest hurdle Wiz faced. Ironic because he was so very verbal at such a young age. At 4 he was able to read the newspaper and the longer chapter books like Animorphs and Harry Potter. He read the first Harry Potter before school started for kindergarten - my dad brought a copy back from england before it was published here. It was teh Philosopher's stone, not sorcerer's stone. We still have that one - it has become a collector item, LOL!!! </p><p></p><p>But once Wiz learned one definition of a word, that was IT. So many of our words can be used so many different ways. He was not able to process the different ways. A friend described language, and reading, as a brick wall. Some kids are missing some bricks, even if they have a very high and long wall. Those missing bricks can cause all kinds of problems, even though they don't collapse the wall.</p><p></p><p>It was an explanation that made sense. Esp when a toddler was supposed to have a 50 word vocabulary and my mom and I listed over 250 words Wiz was using at that age. (It was the What to expect the first year book, or maybe the toddler years book.)</p><p></p><p>I hope you can find the right way to help him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 287979, member: 1233"] Wiz is in the genius range on IQ. He STILL had language problems and is STILL an Aspie. Very much so. The points on the IQ are generally meaningless because it often is not an accurate representation of their intelligence. Kids with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) type problems (spectrum kids) think differently because they are wired differently, so they test diffferently with can lead to scores that are meaningless. Frustrating, I know. Have you seen a developmental pediatrician? We have had much better luck with them, at least until our insurance changed. Ours was so good that I recommended him to Shari and she is driving in from the next state to consult with him. She has already seen him once. Keep pushing, encourage the doctor to not let the IQ get in the way. Get as many books and articles on kids on the Autistic Spectrum to back up your words. It is HARD when they have such a tough time getting words out. I am having that, I know what I want to say, but I can't get it to the front of my brain so it can come out my mouth. Drives me CRAZY, and I am a grown up with decent coping skills! We found language to be the biggest hurdle Wiz faced. Ironic because he was so very verbal at such a young age. At 4 he was able to read the newspaper and the longer chapter books like Animorphs and Harry Potter. He read the first Harry Potter before school started for kindergarten - my dad brought a copy back from england before it was published here. It was teh Philosopher's stone, not sorcerer's stone. We still have that one - it has become a collector item, LOL!!! But once Wiz learned one definition of a word, that was IT. So many of our words can be used so many different ways. He was not able to process the different ways. A friend described language, and reading, as a brick wall. Some kids are missing some bricks, even if they have a very high and long wall. Those missing bricks can cause all kinds of problems, even though they don't collapse the wall. It was an explanation that made sense. Esp when a toddler was supposed to have a 50 word vocabulary and my mom and I listed over 250 words Wiz was using at that age. (It was the What to expect the first year book, or maybe the toddler years book.) I hope you can find the right way to help him. [/QUOTE]
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