IQ Test for Aspergers What do they do ?? Sorry loads of Q's

[twocutedarlings]

Hi all,

My DD is having IQ tests on wednesday for aspergers with pysc at our local child development clinic at our last appiontment she did explain what this entails, but at the time i was to busy watching what pead was doing with DD so i didnt really understand what she said so if anyone can answer any of my Q's id be most grateful.

What do they do in the test?

Why do they need to do an IQ test?

Will she enjoy it?

How long will it take?

Will i be allowed in the same room when she dose test?

How are the results differant with an AS child to a NT child?

Sorry for long post, and thanks for take time to look

hello, my DS has AS and had IQ tests a couple of years ago, if my memory serves me right he had to do:
Maths Tests
Explain meaning of words
Do different Puzzles
Make up sentences
some of them were timed and some werent.
His took place over 3 sessions as he needed
extra processing time but he loved it.
he has said he wants to do them again.
we werent allowed in the same room, we had to wait in the waiting room, i dont know what the difference is between and AS child and an NT child though.

HTH

Thanks for the quick reply Jenk

I probably should also add that she is almost 5 btw

Ds2 (4yrs) did some IQ testing a few months ago. He didn't do a full official one but the Ed Psych just went through some of it with him. The bits I can remember are:

• Adult makes particular shapes/patterns with puzzle blocks and child has to copy it with a second set of blocks,

• Pages with a row of small patterns and the child has to point to which picture they think comes next,

• Pages with pictures of objects where a child has to say which is the odd one out,

• There were also some straightforward questions to ease the child into the test, eg asking their name and age etc.

There's probably more but ds2's was just an informal test rather than a full official one under test conditions.

Ds2 enjoyed the more visual parts of the test but found the easier questions boring and wouldn't answer them. Tbh I think it would be very difficult to persuade him to do a full one but a lot will depend on your child's personality.

I think that the difference between results for a child with AS and an NT child is that there can be bigger differences between the different sections for a child with AS. Ds2 found the visual stuff very easy but has difficulties with language so would have scored much worse in those areas. An NT child might have areas that they are not as good with but the differences probably wouldn't be so great IYSWIM.

I think that whether you're allowed in the same room will depend on the person who is doing the test. I sat with ds2 while he did his but wasn't sure beforehand whether I would be a distraction or not. Tbh he didn't really seem to notice that I was there.

I'm not really sure why they do IQ tests. With ds2 it was because the Ed Psych said that she had read through a lot of reports about him which all mentioned his brightness and she wanted to see what he could do. I suppose it could be used to highlight areas of strength and weakness for a particular child.

CT is right, marked strength or drops in ability in specific areas indicate further investogation and possibly and ASD / AS dx. Its the alst step needed for DS3's dx (Ed Psych won't relaese result to paed or SALT!! ).

DS1 did hsi with an ed psych in school time but did enjoy himself, basic thinsg really- like the others said, puzzles, watcing responses to pictures 9eg ds1 was getting very hung up on small details- such as a hole in a bag- and missing the overall meaning), our Aped also watches for developing rituals (eg ds3 touches each palce a puzzle piecegoes into before placing it)

Is that same as or similar to Griffiths test/scale?

Sorry, not wanting to hijack but ds(almost 6) is waiting on appointment for griffiths test after ADHD assessment.

I think he may be mild aspergers with impulsive element of ADHD.
Doc said on initial assessment i am doing some of the next assessmant at the moment, was with blocks, can you build, throwing ball etc.

For me and ds, i would prefer not to be there! IYKWIM

no the griffiths test is much more informal hun, they actually sit and play with the child as opposed to just asking the child to do things, these tests were the 1st ones my ds3 and ds4 had where i was told they were definately delayed, so i guess thats mostly what this is to assess, wether they are delayed and by roughly how much as i was given a development age for my boys at each test aswell, and they have both had 2nd griffiths tests just to make sure that they are developing all be it slower than they should be, i think an adult needs to be present at that hun, they get you involved aswell in parts but its nothing to worry about. as for the iq tests, i know the ed psych did some tests on my ds3 in nursery and i think they were partly to test for aspergers, i never got a report from it i dont think but was just told the tests were inconclusive, but from what i heard thats the type of thing they did with him, would be interesting to see what the diff would be now after a yr in full time school, he is above some of the above yr in his reading, writing etc, and have been told that at 5yr old if he was nt they would be pulling me in about the gifted and talented group, he apparently reads fluently according to his report, but he still has no diagnosis of aspergers, the websites all say aspies shows above average intelligence most often so i guess thats the diff between asd and nt.