Originally put this on secondary education but may be more apt here.....
Firstly, my 12 year old does have a diagnosis of dyslexia as well as some mild sensory processing issues (mostly auditory and visual). He also has "aspects of ASD" but not enough to have ASD. Therefore, he has always struggled at school and received extra support. However, he still managed to achieve level 4 SATS which I believe is due to attending an excellent primary school and the fact he always gives 100% effort.
However, despite struggling academically, I always assumed he was quite bright in some other areas. For example, he has an amazing eye for detail, is very practical and creative and an amazing sense of direction. He wants to go into construction or mechanics which I assume he'd be ideally suited.
I've just discovered that he has performed very poorly across the board in Y7 CATS tests, not just in maths and English as expected but in areas such as spacial awareness which shocked me. He last did a non verbal reasoning test age 7 when assessed for dyslexia and was a good average then, so a relative strength.
The good side of this is that he is getting lots of extra help which I had assumed I would have to fight for given that he came to them as "national average". I just feel deflated rather worried for his future. Do these tests really mean he's a bit dim (I actually don't think he is!) or something to be taken with a large pinch of salt?
The teacher actually said he is performing a lot better in class than expected which she believes is down to his amazing effort and determination.
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Low y7 CATS results - low iq?
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ihateminecraft · 26/11/2015 07:06
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