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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 543185" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>I was on Tamara's listserv for several months but it took over my computer and I had to unsubscribe. She is a fierce warrior mother.</p><p></p><p>My oldest son's intelligence was not really affected; even with lead, his IQ is minimum 135 (they say it's a low estimate because his attention issues interfered with the testing process). However, he does have attention issues, even at 22... He never tantrumed and was not particularly oppositional, especially when compared to difficult child, who had no lead issues.</p><p></p><p>Lead affects kids differently - depends on their age, amount and type of exposure. My kids were exposed at the same time but daughter is 14 months younger so they were at different developmental stages. Also, she was not mobile for the first few months they were at the day care so her levels were lower.</p><p></p><p>I believe that lead IS taken into consideration in classifying kids if the school is aware of it. It was always in my son's reports and IEPs. As I said, his diagnosis was OHI, which could include Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). My daughter was tested but never classified. Her math skills sucked but her test scores and levels were always in average range - there was a 42 point difference in her verbal and performance IQ scores but the PIQ was still high average.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 543185, member: 3493"] I was on Tamara's listserv for several months but it took over my computer and I had to unsubscribe. She is a fierce warrior mother. My oldest son's intelligence was not really affected; even with lead, his IQ is minimum 135 (they say it's a low estimate because his attention issues interfered with the testing process). However, he does have attention issues, even at 22... He never tantrumed and was not particularly oppositional, especially when compared to difficult child, who had no lead issues. Lead affects kids differently - depends on their age, amount and type of exposure. My kids were exposed at the same time but daughter is 14 months younger so they were at different developmental stages. Also, she was not mobile for the first few months they were at the day care so her levels were lower. I believe that lead IS taken into consideration in classifying kids if the school is aware of it. It was always in my son's reports and IEPs. As I said, his diagnosis was OHI, which could include Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). My daughter was tested but never classified. Her math skills sucked but her test scores and levels were always in average range - there was a 42 point difference in her verbal and performance IQ scores but the PIQ was still high average. [/QUOTE]
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