Anyone Do IQ Tests or a Part of an IQ Society?

[Vle045]

Being able to "train" on the IQ tests is part of why I never bothered with them. You're not showing how intelligent you are, just that you can pass a specific test. If I want to know that I can do that, all I need to do is look at my TESU transcripts.

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Online IQ tests are not entirely reliable.  I had my son IQ tested when he was little. There was a whole section about fine motor skills that involved the psychologist observing him. It was 1/4 of the total score.

That's kind of sad. By that, I mean that there are plenty of intelligent children who have something like cerebral palsy and lack in fine motor skills as a result. Historically, these children have been labeled as "slow" or "stupid", even when their brains worked fine. I would hope that the modern IQ tests for children would adjust for that, but I am not confident that they would.

I don’t think any real psychologist would ever use it like that at all. School Psychologists will use IQ tests as part of the ETR evaluation so they can help come up with a plan to provide appropriate instruction and accomodations on an IEP.  It’s not used to imply a negative connotation of slow or stupid.  Just to determine where the student is and how to best support them.

For us, it was just a part of an overall evaluation to figure out what my son was experiencing in school.  His fine motor skills (processing speed, etc) was his lowest component as part of his ADHD.  (So I guess in a way, similar to what you were referring to). He’s what you might call twice exceptional.  ADHD with a high IQ.  His ADHD limits his ability to get the grades he is capable of, and his high IQ prevents him from getting an IEP because he’s smart and doesn’t need specially designed instruction.   It’s a battle I have been fighting for 10 years now.   He’s been in private, public and charter schools.

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I should add that the psychologist said that overall, his IQ score wouldn’t change… except the motor skills. She said that could be improved with maturity and the right supports.