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

sbjdorlo
Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:08:34 +0000

OP,

On the psych report, it should have a breakdown of what the various subtests are targeting. Your parents should have a copy of the report.

Both my older sons have had testing. My oldest is somewhat even in his subscores (verbal IQ 155+ {all 19s}, performance IQ 127) but with an almost 30 point difference in verbal and non-verbal (or performance), it indicates learning disabilities and there are definite issues and struggles that we have had to address over the years. However, he is very successful in many areas so his issues have not hindered him so much. (He is organizationally challenged and this will be his biggest hurdle in college)

My middle son has a greater variety of learning issues. He was tested at age 10 1/2, several months before being diagnosed with type I diabetes, and that accounted for some of his slowness. He tested profoundly gifted in the Verbal 148 (99.9%ile), perceptual was 135 (99%ile) and in processing speed, he tested mentally delayed (83; 13th %ile) with a coding score of 6. Huge learning issues abound in him.

One thing that psychs also do with the WISC IV when there is an indication of severe processing speed issues is to provide a “General Ability Index” that takes out processing speed and working memory. Had I known then what I know now, I would have realized that the poor working memory and poor processing speed indicated ADD. He’s been diagnosed by two professionals and now it makes total sense. At any rate, my son’s GAI IQ is 151, again in the profoundly gifted range. What this means is that he has great potential but he has a lot of issues that hinder his learning. We homeschool and I’m glad we do; he would not survive at a school. We are addressing his many learning issues and slowly trying to get him “on track”.

OP, what your parents can do with the results will depend on what the psychologist’s report says and how much he/she explains to them. As others have said, your brother has some great strengths but many times, gifted learners can become frustrated due to learning disabilities or unevenness (asynchronicity) in skills.