sorry i havent been able to replace my keyboard yet.

i had adam's iep yesterday..

they tested him academically.. i have been thinking he isnt at his age level mentally. i usually see him more like an 8-9 yr old instead of an 11 yr old. his best friends here are 8 and 9 yrs old. he still acts more like a younger child.

he doesnt interact with his classmates [or hardly unless he has to from what i understand]. at recess he sits by himself or is usually on the wall doing work he refused to do for homework or in class.

sooooooooooo his test scores kinda amazed me... yet... with they say kids with aspergers/autism are very smart.. as that is what im trying to have him tested for...

adam is 11 yrs 3 months - 6.3 grade
subject ss ge +/-
reading
broad reading 105 7.2 +1.2
letter-word id 105 7.1 +1.6
reading fluency 111 7.6 0
passage comp. 98 5.8 +2

math
broad math 102 6.5 +1.4
calculation 97 5.7 +.5
math fluency 108 7.6 +2.0
applied problems 103 6.8 +1.9

written language
broad language 109 7.9 +3.0
spelling 107 7.7 +2.6
writing fluency 105 7.1 +3.2
writing samples 117 11.9 2.2

now these test scores say he is very smart and should be getting extremely good grades.. but he isnt.. welll. he is doing better than the beginning than the year. but still has f in literature, d- in science, d in math, and a b in history because he loves to draw and that has saved him. he got a 'a' in language but i think the teacher gives a 'a' if they do the work and an 'f' if they dont. no in btwn.

to me these scores along with his grades and behavior seems to show that he shows to be or could be aspergers. we are gathering his info and sending it to the diagnostic center if i get my act together and they can test him academically.. and his pediatrician is trying to see about getting him into the mind clinic at ucdavis. i need to get in touch with her and see if she has got ahold of thier neurosurgeon yet.

what do you all think?
gina marie

Gina,

Does your school system do any testing to find out what style of learning bets fits your son?

Some kids learn better by hearing/listening, others by seeing/reading, others by doing, etc...

There are many ways of learning, styles of learning, types of learning... here are some links for you -

http://www.washington.edu/doit/TeamN/types.html
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html
Other links with good info-

http://www.chaminade.org/inspire/learnstl.htm

http://www.wncc.edu/studentservices/..._learning.html

http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSdir/styles.htm

http://www.metamath.com/lsweb/fourls.htm


Usually, when anyone (child or adult) is tested for intelligence, the test includes questions that are framed in each learning style or type so that the results of the intelligence test are not biased by a learning style/type and so the test is accurate for children/adults with each learning style.

So, the test results show that he is intelligent. In my opinion, now the question is how can he be taught to fit his learning style/type so that he can use his intelligence to it's full potential.

I hope that helps,
Liz

Gina,
He may have Aspergers, but he definitely appears to be gifted. You should have him tested for that. Often kids who are gifted don't do well in regular ed classes because they are bored to tears. So he can have Aspergers and be gifted, that would be a dual disability. With his scores I would definitely look into it.

Lisa

Gina

The other thing is a couple of his scores are low with the high level
of the other scores. So I would definately also look at the fact that
its very much possible that he is gifted, and learning disabled. Or
aspergers.

I would also look into having him, tested for the gifted area, and learning
disabilities too. And how about sensory issues, have you checked that
out too.

And how are his social skills? DOes he look people in the eyes? Can
he relate to what people say, or does he literally take what they
say and its what they mean.

Donna