Guest guest Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hi Maureen, I have a couple of clients that have a dual diagnosis of (1) autism and gifted and (2) severe adhd and gifted. The testing for the gifted program has more than one component. The psychologist first finds out his IQ, and the teachers and parents have to complete a questionnaire to determine if they have all the required " traits " to be in the program. They look at different things like independence and leadership skills. In my opinion, this is unfair for the kids in the spectrum that as part of their disability may have weaknesses in these two areas but have a brilliant mind nevertheless. I wonder what score Einstein would have gotten in elementary school in that dumb questionnaire. I bet he'd flunk it. Anyhow, kids who score high on the IQ part of the test but do not pass the questionnaire have other alternatives such as being part of the " high achievers " program which challenges them academically but they would not be clustered with the gifted students. If you want to chat more about this contact me at ida.kessler@... Good luck and please do what you think is best for your child! Imagine if Temple Grandin's mom had listed to the " professionals " that thought so little of her when she was a youngster! Ida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Ida, You put it all so succinctly! Beautiful! To: sList Sent: Fri, February 18, 2011 6:52:59 AMSubject: Autistic and Gifted Hi Maureen,I have a couple of clients that have a dual diagnosis of (1) autism and gifted and (2) severe adhd and gifted. The testing for the gifted program has more than one component. The psychologist first finds out his IQ, and the teachers and parents have to complete a questionnaire to determine if they have all the required "traits" to be in the program. They look at different things like independence and leadership skills. In my opinion, this is unfair for the kids in the spectrum that as part of their disability may have weaknesses in these two areas but have a brilliant mind nevertheless. I wonder what score Einstein would have gotten in elementary school in that dumb questionnaire. I bet he'd flunk it. Anyhow, kids who score high on the IQ part of the test but do not pass the questionnaire have other alternatives such as being part of the "high achievers" program which challenges them academically but they would not be clustered with the gifted students. If you want to chat more about this contact me at ida.kessler@...Good luck and please do what you think is best for your child! Imagine if Temple Grandin's mom had listed to the "professionals" that thought so little of her when she was a youngster! Ida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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