Re: intelligence and autism

[Guest guest]

Thank you Sheryl, and Marcia for your feedback and encouragement. It

helps to know that I can actually talk to others about my girl and you truly

understand. I have friends that are very understanding and supportive but unless

you are actually in our places there is not a " true understanding " of our

struggles. Thanks so much!

 

Petra

From: and Marcia Hinds <hindssite@...>

Subject: intelligence and autism

gager292@...,

Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 1:32 PM

 

Petra,

I would bet your daughter is not MR. It is difficult to test kids when they

lack communication skills and have little speech. I know when was

young he appeared to just be weird and not anything like the very focused

intelligent kid he is today. All the kids I have met, even the ones who

exhibit very strange behaviors, are extremely smart and come from higher

than normal intelligence parents. You see glimpses of it when you're their

mom. Now you just have to get them better, so they can show the world who

they really are.

Best,

Marcia

[Guest guest]

My son Noah was given an MR diagnosis by our Regional Center after the psych

told me he couldn't test him accurately. One social worker at our medical group

told me not to worry about it; they are giving a standardized test to a

non-standard child. All of the teachers and paraprofessionals who've worked with

Noah laugh when I tell them about the MR diagnosis. He is one smart cookie!!

All the best,

Robyn

From: and Marcia Hinds <hindssite@...>

Subject: intelligence and autism

gager292@...,

Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 5:32 AM

 

Petra,

I would bet your daughter is not MR. It is difficult to test kids when they

lack communication skills and have little speech. I know when was

young he appeared to just be weird and not anything like the very focused

intelligent kid he is today. All the kids I have met, even the ones who

exhibit very strange behaviors, are extremely smart and come from higher

than normal intelligence parents. You see glimpses of it when you're their

mom. Now you just have to get them better, so they can show the world who

they really are.

Best,

Marcia

[Guest guest]

 

Robyn,

The school psychologist and all of them we have taken Sydni to say she has such

expressive language issues that they can not get much out of her. In her case

her teachers do not portray her as a bright child. Her speech therapist tell me

he believes there is alot in her that she is unable to tell us or express now he

sees what I see. I hope she has a chance to improve so she can be a functional

adult. I will not give up the hope. Thanks sharing!

 

Petra

From: and Marcia Hinds <hindssite@...>

Subject: intelligence and autism

gager292@...,

Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 5:32 AM

 

Petra,

I would bet your daughter is not MR. It is difficult to test kids when they

lack communication skills and have little speech. I know when was

young he appeared to just be weird and not anything like the very focused

intelligent kid he is today. All the kids I have met, even the ones who

exhibit very strange behaviors, are extremely smart and come from higher

than normal intelligence parents. You see glimpses of it when you're their

mom. Now you just have to get them better, so they can show the world who

they really are.

Best,

Marcia

[Guest guest]

Don't rely on tests to measure you child's intelligence. On standardized test

administered in a traditional fashion, my son scores an adaptive score or IQ of

about 65.

However, he is super smart. At 4, he has been reading for 3 years, has perfect

written grammar, great spelling, can add and subtract, count money, knows the

property of matter, all about astronomy, many, many things he knows are years

above his peers. But he can't talk and has trouble answering a question from a

stranger. He can only really answer questions at home, sitting quietly with a

teacher or parent.

Caryn

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> Petra,

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> I would bet your daughter is not MR. It is difficult to test kids when they

> lack communication skills and have little speech. I know when was

> young he appeared to just be weird and not anything like the very focused

> intelligent kid he is today. All the kids I have met, even the ones who

> exhibit very strange behaviors, are extremely smart and come from higher

> than normal intelligence parents. You see glimpses of it when you're their

> mom. Now you just have to get them better, so they can show the world who

> they really are.

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> Best,

>

> Marcia

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