Re: Learning disabbilitys and ddhd

[Anonymous]

Trashman, I can see why you’re frustrated and I would be too. All I’m saying is that I wouldn’t automatically accept that IQ number b/c I’ve seen far too many kids with AD/HD be put into a class for those with a lower IQ. Here’s an example. I work with sped kids in high school and was reading a test to a couple of our kids. I had one boy in there who has the maximum amount of AD/HD that I’ve ever seen on a person. He is in the lowest sped classes–the ones where they’ve given up trying to teach them 2+2. They just teach them how to read a clock and count change at that point. I got up to get a drink of water and the young man blurted out that we had 26 more problems left and I did a double take. He wasn’t supposed to know that–he had no time to count the remaining problems so it had to be subtraction–that is, 35-9=26! He was not supposed to know that–he’s not even “supposed” to know 2+2. Needless to say, I’ll be going to bat for him to have him retested, but I doubt they’ll listen to me–fortunately though, his case manager did.

Think of it this way: if they’re testing your IQ and you’re distracted by anything, you’re not going to do well. Maybe you’re hungry, maybe the test is boring, maybe it’s worded in such a way that it makes absolutely no sense to you. There could be any number of reasons and one could be that the counselor doing the testing just “doesn’t get it.” That happens a lot btw. My cousin had her 6 yo tested and he tested low b/c it was done during recess and lunch time and went on for over 2 hours and he was so worried about missing his lunch that he just popped out any answer to get them to hurry up. They got someone more competent to do it and it turns out that he may have an IQ of over 140.

So, if I can make any difference at all, I want to leave you with this: DO NOT ACCEPT THIS NUMBER. If you doubt it’s so, you’re probably right. If you want to test yourself, look up a non-verbal IQ test on the net and see how you do–you know the kind where you see which way the box is oriented and that type of thing.

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