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

[Guest guest]

Many standardized tests for young children are verbal based - or

language based - therefore our apraxic kids often do not test well.

When our son had a battery of tests done through his school last

year, we put in writing that they had to make special accomodations

for his apraxia. They did the best they could and noted on the

results areas that they felt were skewed for different reasons - sick

that day, relies heavily on verbal participation, unable to determine

what he said - etc. In the past two years, since our son has become

more verbal (yeah for 50% intellibility!!) his non-verbal expressive

has improved as has his receptive...so I think IQ (if necessary to

test) is one that should be revisited as their communication skills

change/improve.

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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