what is the standard IQ test used here in the uk?

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This morning DS2 was assessed (at home , still in his pjs as he doesn't get dressed for anyone in the hols ) by someone from the adult Learning Disability team. Ostensibly to see if he is eligible for their services.. in reality to gatekeep the service.

DS2 has LDs and ASD but has a very spiky profile.. special school ed, but entered for one GCSE, bright in some ways , but his ASD gets in the way of life skills. I suspect he will be above the arbitrary cut off of 70 (for the service) in which case we will need to access help for independent living elsewhere when heis older.

Anyway she did something that lasted 2 hours and was a WAIS? Wiasc? Something like that? Does anyone know what this actually is? I was kicked out of the room so couldn't earwig !

ds did a version of this

Ds had BAS at age 5

WISC at age 7

Most Educational/Clinical Psychologists assessing IQ would use WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children) for ages 6-16 and WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) for 16 +. There is an abbreviated version called Weschler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) but it's pretty cursory and there's no way it would take 2 hours to administer.

Some EPs I know use the British Ability Scales and I think that the ceiling age is 16. I am happy to be corrected, have not been near a BAS for years.

Sometimes it can take over 4 hours to do the WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children) tests as they want the child to answer nearly all the questions or have a go. So they will come back after doing only 2 of the tests on a day and save the rest for the next day as they want to get a full impression of the child based on the test scores as possible not the child's behaviour.

Sometimes it can take over 4 hours to do the WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children) tests as they want the child to answer nearly all the questions or have a go. So they will come back after doing only 2 of the tests on a day and save the rest for the next day as they want to get a full impression of the child based on the test scores as possible not the child's behaviour.