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OddDuckNash99
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28 Jul 2012, 10:13 pm

If you are getting tested for a suspected learning disorder (and haven't already done these tests), I highly recommend that you request a go, no-go task and the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figures Test. I am proud to say that I scored in the 2nd percentile on the Rey-Osterrieth, and these results helped greatly in procuring and validating my NVLD diagnosis.


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29 Jul 2012, 9:08 am

I took a Weschler when I was younger... Early 80's, so nothing really considered for any particular diagnosis beyond, "Huh, that's kinda weird."

PIQ > VIQ by about 30 points. I still don't think there's much of a consensus on what that's supposed to mean, if anything. In the write-up, it was noted that the performance IQ was "more reflective of actual ability" due to my social delay (Which apparently didn't count for anything, to read the report). Meh, kid's just shy and awkward, he'll grow outta it.