IQ results... Can anyone explain this to me?

emeraldkity4
Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:07:24 +0000

I would agree that labeling is a problem- some Drs are very reluctant to label anything but textbook cases, others in the face of anything that isn’t " normal" they are labeled ADD or asperger.
But a correct diagnosis can add to understanding of yourself which can only help as we make our way through the world.

LoremIpsum great post.

My younger D is like this especially. Unfortunately our state mandated testing that placed more emphasis on explanation, regardless of accuracy.

inability to show one’s step-by-step work: they can often look at a problem and immediately see the correct answer, if A, then D – but can’t tell you how they got there because the didn’t follow a path, they made an intuitive leap. As the math gets harder, they may well have intermediate steps to show, but these steps are often not the ones taught; such kids will tackle problems from all sides, sometimes working back to front or from the middle out in both directions.



Her vision also did not track across midline, unfortunately also did not qualify for remediation ( through the school district & ins. did not cover anything “educational” in nature) it slowed down her work & caused difficulty with both reading & math.

I also always knew I learned differently- & felt different than other students- my gross & motor skills were delayed & have other attributes that while I was considered " gifted" ( I taught myself to read @4, a big deal in those post-Sputnik days) , I also had a very difficult time ( before IDEA) & dropped out before completing high school.

But at the same time, some very intelligent people have said that my type of insight & comprehension is above anyone they have ever met, but does that help me write a paper?
:o

While some classrooms may be designed for the holistic learner, larger class sizes and entire educational systems seem to want docile students who absorb material & spit it out in a way that the teacher then can be judged on how well they have absorbed.

Students with different learning styles & students who come into the classroom with knowledge gaps are going to negatively affect the way the teacher is assessed & when that info determines tenure…

My oldest tested upwards of 160iq- but had much weaker areas that prevented her from qualifying for the districts gifted program.

My youngest has struggled with a lot of problems, dyslexia, lack of phonemic awareness, anosmia, sensory dysfunction, very poor short term memory & it is only now that she is 20, & friend of the family is a neurologist, that she may be close to getting diagnosed which is sad.

A little rant. Why is it, that books that are written on how to parent children with neuro-differences assume that the parent is a traditional linear organized learner?
I have seen that if one child seems to have autism, it isn’t unusual for a sibling to have something on the spectrum as well as the parents.
I am a classic example of " out of sight- out of mind", I need everything to be where I can see it or it doesn’t exist!

The UW was actually doing research along this model, they wanted us all to have DNA testing as well as other testing- but the thing is with someone on the spectrum- …not so cooperative.

IQ is also not fixed- & the tests can be biased, I remember one question had to do with an envelope & a post office- that is very much cultural.

My daughter I think got big points because she recognized that a calendar didn’t have Sundays ( when she was 4)- it made the psych real excited anyway.
:)