Speaking of IQ tests...Re: Apraxia and Slow Processing

[Guest guest]

IQ tests are notoriously unreliable and poorly reflective of ability.

Many a misundertood child has excelled on these tests at a later date

for a variety of reasons like prior bad test, allergy or other

physical impairment affecting the test taking, etc. Do not lose sleep

over this. Address the dyspraxia and her physical wellbeing and when

you think it is time if you need it for yourself, get her retested. I

have no doubt she is above average...just like her mom. Also, if she

has crossing the midline issues, crossed the wrong way, etc. The

brain signals from each side may short circuit in a way that makes

her look less intelligent on a test than she actually is. Forgive me

as that was the worst explanation ever but I am sure Janice or

someone clearly brighter than me can clean that up in a way that

makes more sense.

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> We finally had our appointment with our 7 year old daughter today

and got our official diagnosis today of dyspraxia, (obviously

apraxia of speech as well which we have known since age 3) but one

thing that came up that must have passed me by in all the early

testing was that she has an IQ of 70. Even thought I must have read

it back in 2006 when they tested her, it apparently never sunk in to

me. I am dumbfounded. I am certain her intelligence is not below

average. She has amazing problem solving skills and although she has

to work a heck of a lot harder at some things she has never shown to

be lacking in intelligence. Is this just a skewed test for our kids?

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> Barbara