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Originally Posted by musicmom  Here's the story. My daughter was tested for gifted but fell short on the IQ part of the test. They used the Aris test. I found this hard to believe because she seems as intelligent as her brother who is full time gifted. She is extremely intelligent.
I don't care to "label" my child so it really doesn't matter but it makes me wonder how she scored low. She has adhd but I refuse to give her meds and they said it would not matter that her IQ would never change that she would have the same IQ if she were 50.
I guess I don't understand how they come to this determination. |
this was edited due to rereading and reinterpreting your post.
Has your daughter ever taken ADHD medication? Did you just not give her them medication on the day of the test?
ADHD can impact the results of an IQ test. Most IQ tests have portions of it that examine short-term memory and attention span. If impulsivity is at issue then it may impact other tasks.
I've never heard of the Aris test. Several googles haven't revealed anything.
What you are saying about labelling your child addresses one of the things that I mentioned. The theory of intelligence that a test subscribes to may impact the results. Howard Gardner has his theory of multiple intelligences and this ranges from book smarts to musical creativity. While at some point you have to say aren't we being too specialized, how do these things combine to create overall intelligence.