What tests did they give? The most common that I know of are the Myers-Briggs and the FIRO-B. If the kids are older, they also can give the Strong Interest Inventory (not for diagnostics, though). This is in addition to the battery of various IQ measurment tests.
The personality tests are usually used to indicate how a person views the world, other people, and situations. Very good information for understanding how you (or your child) perceive things and approach/process situations.
Look up Myers-Briggs, and you'll get a million hits. Me, I'm an 'ENTP'. My sons are both 'INTP'. Fun stuff, you should look into it.
IQ tests are just that- IQ tests. In addition to the standard test where you get a number, you might also want to make sure the newer tests are also administered for specific intelligence types(there are at least seven identified and specific types, each with its own set of characteristics). difficult child 1, my ADD angel, has very high spacial intelligence, but somewhat lower in other areas. difficult child 2 is very high in analytical intelligence, low in spatial, median in most of the others.
Again, this could be valuable information, and for my kids explains why difficult child 1 is so creative and artistic (and mathematically challenged), while difficult child 2 is so analytical and artistically challenged.
The more info you have, the better you're able to try and understand your kids. Of course, it doesn't mean squat when you're dealing with a headstrong difficult child, though. It only frustrates you more because you know their strengths and weaknesses, yet it doesn't help one stinkin bit. Helps the docs and therapists, though, in formulating treatment plans and schemes.
:hammer:
Mikey
